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Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/20/13 TORNADO EVENT...

.CAMERON OKLAHOMA TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85-90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  8.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   500 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             MAY 20 2013
START TIME:             844 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         5.1 SSW CAMERON / LE FLORE COUNTY / OK
START LAT/LON:          35.0737 / -94.5888

END DATE:               MAY 20 2013
END TIME:               855 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3.6 ENE CAMERON / LE FLORE COUNTY / OK
END_LAT/LON:            35.1538 / -94.4761

SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF ONE HOME
AND DOWNED OR DAMAGED A NUMBER OF TREES.  THE DAMAGE IN POTEAU WAS THE
RESULT OF STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS THAT WERE THE PRECURSOR TO THE TORNADO.
THE MOBILE HOME DAMAGED NEAR THE END OF THE TORNADO PATH WAS MOST
LIKELY DAMAGED BY WIND.

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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