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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
757 PM EDT TUE JUN 4 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PLEASANT RIDGE PLANTATION IN SOMERSET
COUNTY MAINE...

LOCATION...PLEASANT RIDGE PLANTATION IN SOMERSET COUNTY MAINE
DATE...JUNE 2 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...436 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...40 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...60 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...45.06522/-69.94723
ENDING LAT/LON...45.06524/-69.94653
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY ME HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE PLANTATION IN SOMERSET COUNTY MAINE ON JUNE
2 2013.

A VERY WEAK TORNADO WAS CONFIRMED NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE ROAD IN
PLEASANT RIDGE PLANTATION. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO WAS IN A SMALL
AREA ESTIMATED TO HAVE A PATH LENGTH OF 60 YARDS WITH A WIDTH OF
40 YARDS. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ABOUT A DOZEN SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
TREES.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/GYX.

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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