Public Information Statement Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
837 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013
...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY MISSOURI...
TORNADO #1
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-0
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 0
* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...620 PM CDT
LAT 38.943 LONG-91.519
* END TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...621 PM CDT
LAT 38.938 LONG -91.512
* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 75 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 0.5 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 30 YARDS
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: A WEAK TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 161 FROM 2.5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST TO TWO MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY CITY. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO
TREE DAMAGE. ONE LARGE TREE SNAPPED ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY
FROM THE BASE AND FELL ONTO A PARKED SCHOOL BUS. NO ONE WAS
INSIDE THE BUS. BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED THREE POWER POLLS WERE
BENT ABOUT 40 DEGREES TO THE NORTHEAST.
TORNADO #2
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-0
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 0
* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...621 PM CDT
LAT 38.944 LONG -91.502
* END TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...622 PM CDT
LAT 38.944 LONG-91.498
* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 75 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 0.2 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 30 YARDS
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: A WEAK TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHDOWN ABOUT TWO
MILES SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY CITY. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED
TO TREE DAMAGE. BEFORE LIFTING AND DISSIPATING...THE ROOF OF AN
OLD MACHINE SHED WAS PEELED OFF TO THE SOUTH.
TORNADO #3
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-0
* FATALITIES: 0
* INJURIES: 0
* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...628 PM CDT
LAT 38.939 LONG-91.460
* END TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...630 PM CDT
LAT 38.938 LONG-91.442
* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 80 MPH
* PATH LENGTH: 1.0 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 40 YARDS
* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: A WEAK TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.0 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF NEW FLORENCE. MUCH OF THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO
DOWNED TREES. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE EAST FOR ABOUT A MILE.
AT THIS LOCATION A HOME SUSTAINED SIDING AND SOFFIT DAMAGE. ALSO
A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED IN THE BACKYARD. THEN THE TORNADO
LIFTED AND DISSIPATED.
THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING
FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM DATA.
THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
A LATER DATE WHEN SURVEYS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH
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