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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
347 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013

...2 TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON MAY 28 2013...

LOCATION...2 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRANESVILLE
DATE...MAY 28 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...735-740 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...2 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.92N / 80.30W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.93N / 80.27W

LOCATION...2 MILES NORTH OF EDINBORO TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNION CITY
DATE...MAY 28 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...753-825 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100-105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100-150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...INTERMITTENT FOR 18 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...41.90N / 80.13W
ENDING LAT/LON...41.90N / 79.85W

*THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
A TEAM OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED STORM
DAMAGE ACROSS ERIE COUNTY TODAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TWO
TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN IN ERIE COUNTY BETWEEN 735 AND 825 PM EDT ON
MAY 28 2013. BOTH TORNADOES DEVELOPED FROM THE SAME THUNDERSTORM BUT
A CONSIDERABLE BREAK WAS OBSERVED BETWEEN THE DAMAGE PATHS. BOTH
TORNADOES WERE RATED EF1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE FIRST
TORNADO HAD WIND SPEEDS UP TO 90 MPH. THE SECOND TORNADO HAD WIND
SPEEDS OF 100-105 MPH.

THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRANESVILLE AND
WAS ON THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES. THE TORNADO STRUCK A
MOBILE HOME WHERE 5 PEOPLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. TREE DAMAGE ALSO
OCCURRED ALONG THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO.

THE SECOND TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES NORTH OF EDINBORO AND WAS ON
THE GROUND INTERMITTENTLY AS IT TRACKED TO THE EAST FOR 18 MILES.
THE TORNADO TRACKED THROUGH UNION CITY WHERE CONSIDERABLE TREE
DAMAGE OCCURRED. TREES WERE UPROOTED AND MULTIPLE TREES FELL ON
HOMES CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE STRONG WINDS FROM THE TORNADO
ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND SIDING. 2 MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED
WITH THE SECOND TORNADO. THE TORNADO HAD A WIDTH OF 100-150 YARDS.
THE TORNADO LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNION CITY.

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