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2013 PRELIMINARY KILLER TORNADOES
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
200 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

# DATE TIME-CST COUNTIES STATE DEATHS  A B C D  WATCH EF CIRCUMSTANCES
------ ------- --------------- ------- ------- ----- -- -------------
01 JAN 30 1020 BARTOW CO    GA   1     1 - - -  WT019  3 01M
02 FEB 21 1310 SABINE CO    TX   1     - - - 1  -----  1 01M
03 APR 11 1038 KEMPER CO    MS   1     - - - 1  -----  3 01P
04 MAY 15 1900 HOOD CO      TX   6     6 - - -  WT161  4 06U
                               ___  ____ _ _ _
TOTALS:                          9     7 - - 2

FATALITIES BY STATE: GA01 MS01 TX02

FATALITIES BY CIRCUMSTANCE: 02M 01P 06U

A = IN TORNADO WATCH
B = IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
C = CLOSE TO THE WATCH /15 MINUTES OR 25 MILES/
D = NO WATCH IN EFFECT
H = HOUSE
M = MOBILE HOME
O = OUTDOORS
P = PERMANENT BUILDING/STRUCTURE
V = VEHICLE
U = UNKNOWN
WS = SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH /NUMBER/
WT = TORNADO WATCH /NUMBER/
EF = ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE RATING

MAP OF ANNUAL U.S. KILLER TORNADOES (LOWER CASE):
HTTP://WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/CLIMO/TORN/FATALMAP.PHP

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