Weather station reading prior to tornado

[icedown]

Ever wonder what weather readings look like prior to a tornado? My airport and airplane were hit yesterday by one and I was able to salvage the weather data from the AWOS. Here are the last 20 minutes of readings prior to loss of sensor data.

012045Z  19024G30KT 8SM L_ 0   00 --- CLR 29/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012046Z  20022G30KT 7SM R- 0   00 --- CLR 29/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012047Z  20020G30KT 6SM R- 0   00 --- CLR 29/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012048Z  20019G30KT 5SM __ 0   00 --- CLR 29/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012049Z  20020G30KT 5SM R- 0   00 --- CLR 29/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012050Z  20019G30KT 4SM R- 0   00 --- CLR 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012051Z  20017G30KT 4SM R- 0   00 --- CLR 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012052Z  20017G30KT 3SM R_ 0   00 --- CLR 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012053Z  19022G30KT 2 1/2SM __ 0   00 --- CLR 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012054Z  19022G30KT 1 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- CLR 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012055Z  19014G29KT 3/4SM R+ 0   00 --- VV005 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012056Z  17007G29KT 1/2SM R+ 0   00 --- VV005 28/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012057Z  14005G29KT 130V200 1/2SM R+ 0   00 --- VV005 27/24 A2983 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012058Z  11006G29KT 1/2SM R+ 0   00 --- VV005 27/24 A2982 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012059Z  08008G29KT 1/2SM R+ 0   00 --- VV005 27/24 A2982 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012100Z  06012G29KT 040V100 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- VV002 27/24 A2980 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012101Z  06013G29KT 040V100 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- VV002 27/24 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012102Z  06012G29KT 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- VV002 27/24 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012103Z  08011G29KT 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- VV002 27/24 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012104Z  10015G29KT 050V100 1/4SM R+ 0   00 --- BKN030 27/24 A2978 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012105Z  12027G76KT 070V100 1/2SM MM 0   00 --- BKN030 27/24 A2979 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO 
012106Z  14038G96KT 100V200 1/2SM MM 0   00 --- BKN030 27/24 A2975 RMK AO2 PWINO PNO

Here is the data graphed

http://t.co/8j4Fl6ex

And here are some pics of the damage

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.174685702667248.41556.100003774589392&type=3&l=dd45f13113

 

[n72.75]

Is the aircraft okay?

 

[garyw]

No, it's not ok. I don't think it'll ever fly again:

You've got elevator damage, tailplane damage, wing damage and more. It's probably an insurance write off with just the instruments salvageable.

 

[icedown]

There is a 3 foot tall, 60ft long I-beam laying on the L wing and fuselage. The main spar connection under the fuselage is warped also. Damage to the airplane as a whole isn't as bad as some others at the airport. It is repairable but considering the plane was only worth about $28k to begin with, repairs would be much higher than that. Honestly the plane doesn't have as much bad damage as you might think. The only thing left is getting it out, and that tends to do even more damage.