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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM
1013 AM MDT Mon Jun 14 2021

...NWS Damage Survey for June 12 2021 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
A supercell thunderstorm developed northwest of Las Vegas New
Mexico during the afternoon of June 12 and moved southeast across
Interstate 25. The storm became more organized with broad rotation
aloft indicated on radar as it continued southeast away from Las
Vegas. The storm was about 90 miles from the Canon AFB WSR-88D
KFDX and in the beam blockage of the NWS Albuquerque WSR-88D KABX.
Several storm chasers documented the tornado in open country and
it did not cause any damage. Based on these reports and radar
data, the tornado began around 530 PM MDT and ended around 542 PM
MDT with it being its strongest around 538 PM MDT.

...San Miguel County Tornado SE of Las Vegas NM...

Rating:                 EF-UNKNOWN
Estimated Peak Wind:    UNKNOWN
Path Length /statute/:  4.65 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   UNKNOWN
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/12/2021
Start Time:             05:30 PM MDT
Start Location:         7 NE San Augustin / San Miguel County / NM
Start Lat/Lon:          35.5347 / -105.0557

End Date:               06/12/2021
End Time:               05:42 PM MDT
End Location:           8 E San Augustin / San Miguel County / NM
End Lat/Lon:            35.4842 / -105.0014

Survey Summary:
Several storm chasers, 1 being a NWS employee, documented the
tornado in open country causing no damage.


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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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