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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
655 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

...DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR GILLESPIE ILLINOIS...

* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING:  EF-2

* FATALITIES:  ZERO

* INJURIES:    ZERO

* BEGIN TIME/LOCATION:  5/31/2013...849 PM CDT
                        LAT 39.1287  LONG -89.8272

* END TIME/LOCATION:    5/31/2013...852 PM CDT
                        LAT 39.1399  LONG -89.8039

* MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED:  115 MPH

* PATH LENGTH:                   0.9 MILES

* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH:            150 YARDS

* DISCUSSION/DAMAGE:  THE TORNADO BEGAN ON THE WEST SIDE OF
GILLESPIE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL NORTHEAST BEFORE ENDING JUST
TO THE NORTHEAST OF GILLESPIE.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES
AND ROOFS ALONG A WEST SOUTHWEST TO EAST NORTHEAST PATH THROUGH THE
TOWN.  THE WORST DAMAGE WAS TO A SCHOOL GYMNASIUM.

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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