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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
106 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/02/2024 Tornado Event...

.Lake Meredith Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.18 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   25 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/02/2024
Start Time:             07:11 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 W Sanford / Hutchinson County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          35.7017 / -101.601

End Date:               06/02/2024
End Time:               07:14 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Sanford / Hutchinson County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            35.7175 / -101.5942

Survey Summary:
This tornado formed over Lake Meredith. The track of the tornado
was parallel to the shoreline, before moving north-northeast into
an inlet called Bugbee. The tornado then lifted as it approached
the shoreline just south of Bugbee Cove. Numerous pictures
confirmed tornado, and also produce some tree limb damage near
the shoreline of Bugbee Cove.

.Bugbee Tornado ...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.86 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/02/2024
Start Time:             07:16 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WNW Sanford / Hutchinson County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          35.7204 / -101.589

End Date:               06/02/2024
End Time:               07:18 PM CDT
End Location:           3 NW Sanford / Hutchinson County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            35.73 / -101.5791

Survey Summary:
After the thunderstorm moved back over land, a second tornado formed
and moved northeast between Lake Meredith and the Bugbee
community. A few mesquite tree limbs were snapped and other
floral damage was indicated.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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