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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
705 PM CDT WED JUN 5 2013

TWO ADDITIONAL TORNADO TRACKS WERE FOUND ACROSS PORTIONS OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY AND FRANKLIN COUNTY FROM THE SEVERE STORMS ON
FRIDAY MAY 31 2013. THERE WERE ALSO POCKETS OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND
DAMAGE NEAR THE TRACKS OF BOTH TORNADOES.


...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY MISSOURI...

* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-1

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...TIME: N/A
                       LAT 38.4018 LONG 90.7320

* END TIME/LOCATION:   05/31/2013...TIME N/A
                       LAT 38.4331 LONG 90.5037

* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 100 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 13 MILES

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: MOST OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SNAPPED AND
  DOWNED TREES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

...END


...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY...

* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-1

* FATALITIES: 0

* INJURIES: 0

* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...TIME: N/A
                       LAT 38.4103 LONG 91.0710

* END TIME/LOCATION: 05/31/2013...TIME: N/A
                     LAT 38.3932 LONG 90.8980

* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 100 MPH

* PATH LENGTH: 9.5 MILES

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 500 YARDS

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: MOST OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SNAPPED AND
  DOWNED TREES AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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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