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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM
1023 AM MDT Tue May 14 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for May 11, 2024 Tornado Event

.TORNADO NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY NM...

Rating:                 EF-UNKNOWN
Estimated Peak Wind:    UKN mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 11, 2024
Start Time:             1250 PM MDT
Start Location:         4 Miles East of Battleship Rock
Start Lat/Lon:          35.82 N / 106.58 W

End Date:               May 11, 2024
End Time:               1253 PM MDT
End Location:           4 Miles East of Battleship Rock
End Lat/Lon:            35.82 N / 106.58 W

Survey Summary:

The damage survey team used video submitted to broadcast media to
pinpoint the location of the tornado however the survey found few
if any damage indicators for a damage rating. The only tree
damage may have been from prior high winds and fire. A couple of
ranches and residences along with a neighborhood to the southeast
of the location did not have any damages or downed trees in a
pattern consistent with tornado damage. Other roads were
restricted and the survey could not access areas where tornado
damage was suspected from utilizing radar rotational track
information. The survey did determine that the elevation at which
this tornado occurred was at 8150 feet above sea level.

Overpeck

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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 event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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