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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR LAT/LON INFORMATION.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
508 AM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY COMPLETED FOR THE SATURDAY APRIL 27TH STORM
THAT OCCURRED NEAR BIENVILLE LOUISIANA...

.BIENVILLE 7 W...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   0.5 MILES
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             APR 27 2013
START TIME:             8:32 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         7 MILES WEST OF BIENVILLE
START LAT/LON:          32.3800 / -93.0949

END DATE:               APR 27 2013
END TIME:               8:44 PM CDT
LOCATION:               5 MILES WEST OF BIENVILLE
END_LAT/LON:            32.3699 / -93.0576

SUMMARY: SEVERAL HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED AND
SNAPPED ALONG MAMIE MURPHY RD...OLD SPARTA RD...AND KEPLER RD.

THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>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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12/13