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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1043 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/19/2013 TORNADO EVENT...

.PRAGUE/PADEN/WELTY AREA OKLAHOMA TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100-110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  10 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   700 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MAY 19 2013
START TIME:             717 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         3.5 NNE PRAGUE / LINCOLN COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          35.5323 / -96.6538

END DATE:               MAY 19 2013
END TIME:               733 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           5.5 W WELTY / OKFUSKEE COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON:            35.6065 / -96.4983

SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED A NUMBER OF TREES
AND DAMAGE BARNS.

EF SCALE: 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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

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EJC
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