Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
418 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/15/2013 TORNADO EVENT...

THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED VERY PRELIMINARY. SURVEY
TEAMS ARE STILL OUT SURVEYING THE TORNADO DAMAGE. SURVEY TEAMS
WERE SENT TO JOHNSON COUNTY...HOOD COUNTY...PARKER COUNTY...AND
MONTAGUE COUNTY. ONE TEAM IS HOPING TO SURVEY THE ENNIS AREA IN
ELLIS COUNTY BUT THIS MAY OCCUR ON A LATER DATE. OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLECT DATA...TALK WITH EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS AND RESPONDERS...AND EYE WITNESSES...REVIEW RADAR
DATA...PICTURES AND VIDEOS. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT IS SUBJECT TO AND LIKELY WILL CHANGE.

SO FAR 12 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THE FIRST TORNADO
OCCURRED IN MONTAGUE COUNTY AROUND 538 PM CDT. THE LAST REPORTED
TORNADO WAS AROUND 945 PM SOUTHEAST OF CLEBURNE.

THE TORNADOES REPORTED BELOW ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

.TORNADO #1 - NORTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #2 - LAKE AMON G. CARTER/MONTAGUE COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER
SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #3 - ALVORD/WISE COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND STORM SPOTTERS. NO
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #4 - MILLSAP/PARKER COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER
SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #5 - GRANBURY/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-4
FATALITIES:             6
INJURIES:               DOZENS

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO INCLUDING HOMES WIPED
CLEAR OFF THE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #6 - PECAN PLANTATION/HOOD COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90-100 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#5 THAT AFFECTED GRANBURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #7 - CRESSON/HOOD COUNTY...

THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #8 - CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    140 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  8.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   1060 YARDS

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS
RETURN.


.TORNADO #9 - 6 ESE CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH

SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#8 THAT AFFECTED THE CITY OF CLEBURNE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.


.TORNADO #10 - MILLS COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #11 - WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


.TORNADO #12 - WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...

THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.


EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

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

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JLDUNN/GPATRICK