GRAY, Maine—As it continues to study last week's New Hampshire tornado, the National Weather Service has revised the history-making statistics.
After further study, forecasters said the storm was on the ground longer than the initial estimates.
Researchers said the tornado stayed on the ground almost continuously for about an hour and 20 minutes and moved nearly 50 miles through the state.
During the weekend, forecasters said they thought the storm moved about 40 miles in about an hour.
Meteorologist John Jensenius said the storm may have had the longest path of any tornado in New Hampshire. He said it will be studied for years as researchers hope to identify features in the storm that spawned the tornado to help improve tornado prediction.
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Information from: WMUR-TV, http://wmur.com
