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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Topeka KS
352 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 04/30/2024 Tornado Event...

..Centralia Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/30/2024
Start Time:             05:02 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 SE Vermillion / Nemaha County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          39.6627 / -96.2041

End Date:               04/30/2024
End Time:               05:16 PM CDT
End Location:           5 S Centralia / Nemaha County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            39.6563 / -96.1386

Survey Summary:
Track based on damage survey and video provided by storm chasers.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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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