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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ... CORRECTED
National Weather Service PITTSBURGH PA
1053 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...NWS Preliminary Damage Survey for May 11th 2024 New Salem Tornado Event...


Preliminary Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   TBD
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/11/2024
Start Time:             07:06 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 ESE Lambert / Fayette County / PA
Start Lat/Lon:          39.91 / -79.86

End Date:               05/11/2024
End Time:               07:06 PM EDT
End Location:           1 ESE Lambert / Fayette County / PA
End Lat/Lon:            39.91 / -79.85

Survey Summary:
A storm survey performed by the National Weather Service preliminarily
confirmed a breif EF0 tornado, with maximum winds of 65 MPH, occurred in
central Fayette County near New Salem. This is the first tornado in Fayette
County since August 25th, 2023.

Additional details and a final information statement will be sent
tomorrow to summarize the tornado and impacts.

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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 event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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Milcarek/McMullen
Corrected date of last tornado in Fayette county