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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
410 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

 ...2 TORNADOES CONFIRMED NEAR EMPORIA KS....

FIRST TORNADO

LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SIDE OF EMPORIA IN LYON COUNTY KANSAS
DATE...MAY 19TH 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...527 PM TO 540 PM CDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...9 MILES

SECOND TORNADO

LOCATION...NORTHEAST OF EMPORIA TO NEAR READING IN LYON COUNTY KANSAS
DATE...MAY 19TH 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...547 PM TO 551 PM CDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...3.7 MILES

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

...SUMMARY...

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE EMPORIA AIRPORT AND DID SPORADIC
DAMAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES BEFORE LIFTING. THE SAME STORM THEN
PRODUCED ANOTHER BRIEF WEAK TORNADO THAT MOVED TO JUST WEST OF
READING BEFORE DISSIPATING.

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