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Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1110 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN ST. CLAIR COUNTY...

* DATE...05/20/2013
* BEGIN LOCATION...3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF COLLINS
* END LOCATION...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEAUBLEAU
* ESTIMATED BEGIN TIME...656 PM CDT
* ESTIMATED END TIME...657 PM CDT
* MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
* ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
* ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS
* PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
* BEGIN LAT/LON...37.9364 N / -93.6356 W
* END LAT/LON...37.9389 N / -93.6270 W

* 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

AN EF-0 TORNADO PRODUCED UP TO 80 MPH WINDS AND UPROOTED TREES
ALONG A HALF MILE LONG AND 200 YARD WIDE PATH.


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

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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