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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
904 AM MDT Fri May 10 2024

...NWS Public Information Statement for 5/6/24 Tornado Event...

.UNR-2024-0506-MudButte-1...

Rating:                 UNKNOWN
Estimated Peak Wind:    UNKNOWN mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.46 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   UNKNOWN yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             12:49 PM MDT
Start Location:         12 SW Mud Butte / Butte County / SD
Start Lat/Lon:          44.8786 / -103.0536

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               12:53 PM MDT
End Location:           11 WSW Mud Butte / Butte County / SD
End Lat/Lon:            44.9253 / -103.0786

Survey Summary:
This tornado was in a very rural area and thus a damage assessment
could not be conducted. Even so, visually the tornado was very
small and thin, such that its most likely rating would have
been EF0.

.UNR-2024-0506-MudButte-2...

Rating:                 UNKNOWN
Estimated Peak Wind:    UNKNOWN mph
Path Length /statute/:  10.50 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   UNKNOWN yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             01:07 PM MDT
Start Location:         10 WSW Mud Butte / Butte County / SD
Start Lat/Lon:          44.9596 / -103.0919

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               01:31 PM MDT
End Location:           4 ESE Hoover / Butte County / SD
End Lat/Lon:            45.1003 / -103.1732

Survey Summary:
This tornado was in a very rural area and thus a damage assessment
could not be conducted. Even so, visually the tornado was very
small and thin, such that its most likely rating would have
been EF0.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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