Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Shreveport, LA

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
313 PM CDT MON APR 29 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 / -39.0949

END DATE:               APR 27 2013
END TIME:               8:44 PMEND
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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