Aerial Detection Flight For Timber Damage Caused By The 4/28/2014 Tornado Outbreak in Mississippi. The damage areas were flown for timber damage assessment on 5/1-5/2-2014. The areas affected were approximately 31,854 acres total, of which 22,211 were forested acres (9,017 acres pine, 2,629 acres mixed timber and 10,565 acres hardwood). A 1/8 mile buffer from the main damage was used to calculate additional loss and affected forest areas not necessarily lying on the ground, but damaged by the storm. These areas may or may not fully recover as insects, diseases and other stressors tend to cause further timber loss. The economic impact on forested acres is estimated at $14,326,895 (using $5-8 per ton for pulpwood and $25-30 per ton for sawtimber). For more information, follow this link: mfc.ms.gov/pdf/PressReleases/2014/April_2014_MFC_Tornado_Assesment.pdf.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 15:47:19 +0000
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