Plan - Practice - Monitor - Act

A Success Story: July 13, 2004 Parsons Manufacturing Roanoke, IL

Parsons Manufacturing Plant Roanoke, IL

Plan

– A comprehensive safety plan for severe weather

Practice

– Semi-annual tornado drills

Parsons Manufacturing Plant Roanoke, IL

Monitor

– Designated “weather watcher”

Act

– Go to assigned storm shelters when notified!

Photo by Jason Malson

Photo by Steve Smedley

Photo by Scott Smith

Photo by Sam Bertschi

Photo by Glade Stutzman

Photo by Sharol Minger

Photo by Justin Weber

Track of F4 Tornado – July 13, 2004 2:34 PM – 2:55 PM ¼ mile wide / 9.6 miles in length / Max wind speed – 240 mph (estd)

Parsons Plant – Before the tornado

Picture courtesy of Scott Smith – 500 yards west of Parsons Mfg. Plant

Parsons Manufacturing Plant Roanoke IL – after the tornado

Photo by Steve Smedley

Photo by NWS

Photo by NWS - ½ mile east of Parsons Mfg.

Photo by NWS - ½ mile east of Parsons Mfg.

Photo by NWS - 1 mile east of Parsons Mfg.

Roanoke, IL Tornado 7/13/04 Radar, Photos & Video

West of Roanoke, IL July 13, 2004 (Photo courtesy of Woodford county ESDA)

Lincoln Radar

2:01 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:11 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:21 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:26 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:31 PM July 13, 2004

Wall Clouds

Photo by Steve Smedley Wall cloud with the Roanoke, IL Tornado 7/13/04

Tornado development

7/13/04 Roanoke Tornado Photo by Jason Malson

Roanoke, IL Tornado video

Courtesy of Brian & Andrea Bill – Roanoke, IL 7/13/04

Lincoln Radar

2:36 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:41 PM July 13, 2004

Tornado video – In the path of the debris… don’t get this close!

Video by Josh Sauder (< 1 mile south of tornado)

Lincoln Radar

2:46 PM July 13, 2004

Lincoln Radar

2:51 PM July 13, 2004

Dissipating tornado

Roanoke Tornado “Rope” stage

Courtesy of Josh Sauder and Brian & Andrew Bill Roanoke, IL Tornado 7/13/04

Lincoln Radar

2:56 PM July 13, 2004