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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
322 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/31/13 - 06/01/13 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE 2...

.UPDATE...THIS IS A SUMMARY STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR
ALL THE KNOWN TORNADOES THAT OCCURRED FROM THE AFTERNOON OF MAY 31
TO THE EARLY MORNING OF JUNE 1.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE
TORNADOES WILL BE RELEASED FOLLOWING FURTHER REVIEW.  ADDITIONALLY
WE ARE INVESTIGATING OTHER DAMAGE LOCATIONS.

..HULAH TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  UNKNOWN
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   UNKNOWN
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MAY 31 2013
START TIME:             618 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         2 NW HULAH / OSAGE COUNTY / OK

END DATE:               MAY 31 2013
END TIME:               618 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           2 NW HULAH / OSAGE COUNTY / OK

SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY A STORM CHASER
AND WAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY RADAR DATA. THE SURVEY TEAM COULD FIND
NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE TORNADO AS IT OCCURRED OVER OPEN
COUNTRY.

.PAWHUSKA AREA TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 TO 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   UNKNOWN
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MAY 31 2013
START TIME:             630 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         15 WSW PAWHUSKA / OSAGE COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          36.6154 / -96.6006

END DATE:               MAY 31 2013
END TIME:               637 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           12.6 WSW PAWHUSKA / OSAGE COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON:            36.6305 / -96.5599

SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO OCCURRED MOSTLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY BUT
TWO POWER POLES WERE FOUND BY THE SURVEY TEAM TO HAVE BEEN SNAPPED
BY IT. PATH LENGTH...WIDTH...AND DURATION ARE ESTIMATES SINCE IT
DID REMAIN OVER OPEN GRASSLANDS THAT WERE MOSTLY INACCESSIBLE BY
ROAD AND WITHOUT DAMAGE INDICATORS.

.COPAN TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 TO 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.2 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MAY 31 2013
START TIME:             638 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         6.8 NE COPAN / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          36.9623 / -95.8343

END DATE:               MAY 31 2013
END TIME:               640 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           7.9 NE COPAN / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON:            36.9657 / -95.8127

SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO OCCURRED MOSTLY OVER OPEN COUNTY BUT
DID DAMAGE THE ROOF OF A HOME AND UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES. SOME
STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS NOTED BY THE SURVEY TEAM TO THE
SOUTH OF THIS TORNADO AS A RESULT OF THE REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT.

.WATOVA TORNADO(ES)...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100 TO 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  9 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   600 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               2

START DATE:             MAY 31 2013
START TIME:             818 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         4.7 NW TALALA / ROGERS COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          36.5889 / -95.7439

END DATE:               MAY 31 2013
END TIME:               834 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3.1 ENE WATOVA / NOWATA COUNTY / OK
END LAT/LON:            36.6344 / -95.6013

SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO DESTROYED A MOBILE HOME...DESTROYED A
BARN...DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES...AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS
TREES. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THIS EVENT WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO THE
PATH BEING SEPARATED INTO TWO TORNADOES.

.GROVE TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80-85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   500 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             05/31/2013
START TIME:             1123 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         4.9 SW GROVE / DELAWARE COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          36.5379 / -94.8236

END DATE:               05/31/2013
END TIME:               1127 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3.9 SSW GROVE / DELAWARE COUNTY / OK
END_LAT/LON:            36.5417 / -94.7914

SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE SHORE OF GRAND LAKE
AND TRAVELED EAST-NORTHEAST.  MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.
NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE HOMES IN THE PATH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE
WAS NOTED.

.ST.PAUL TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 TO 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   225 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/01/2013
START TIME:             154 AM CDT
START LOCATION:         1 NE ST.PAUL / MADISON /ARKANSAS
START LAT/LON:          35.8367 / -93.7525

END DATE:               06/01/2013
END TIME:               155 AM CDT
END LOCATION:           2 NE ST.PAUL / MADISON / ARKANSAS
END_LAT/LON:            35.8458 / -93.7395

SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE EDGE OF A RIDGE LINE
AND DOWNED MANY LARGE TREES.  THE TORNADO COMPLETELY PEELED THE
ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME...DAMAGED TWO BARNS AND DID MINOR DAMAGE TO A HOME
AS IT MOVED INTO THE VALLEY ALONG HIGHWAY 16.  A LARGE TREE FELL ON
A TRUCK...BADLY DAMAGING THE TRUCK.  WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED
IN THE VALLEY AROUND ST.PAUL WITH MANY TREES RECEIVING SOME DAMAGE.

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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM
DATA.


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