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City staff reports EF-2 tornado damage: 525 structures affected, recovery and mitigation steps underway
Summary
City staff summarized damage from the March tornado: an EF-2 event with an approximately 8.7-mile track through Rolla and Phelps County, about 525 buildings affected (20 destroyed, ~60 major damage), dozens of permits issued and recovery work ongoing; staff emphasized mitigation, building codes and storm shelter considerations.
City staff provided a briefing on the March tornado that struck Rolla, reporting an EF-2 event with a radar-estimated peak wind near 120 mph, an 8.7-mile track through parts of Rolla and Phelps County, and concentrated damage in several corridors.
Tom, a staff member, summarized the damage assessment: approximately 20 buildings were classified as destroyed, about 60 sustained major damage (repair requiring engineering assessment), and roughly 525 structures in Rolla and Phelps County were affected in some…
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