NOTE: "VERY PRELIMINARY and it will change." Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX May 16th - #NWSFortWorth 539 PM CDT MAY 16 - Damage Survey 05/15/2013 Tornado Event, Preliminary 13 confirmed Tornadoes http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/?n=tornadoes051513

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
539 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/15/2013 TORNADO EVENT...
...UPDATED TO INCLUDE AN EF-1 TORNADO IN ENNIS. ALSO UPDATED
INFORMATION ON THE MILLSAP...LAKE AMON G. CARTER...HAMILTON COUNTY
AND CRESSON TORNADOES...
THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED VERY PRELIMINARY. SURVEY TEAMS WERE
SENT TO JOHNSON COUNTY...HOOD COUNTY...PARKER COUNTY...ELLIS COUNTY
AND MONTAGUE COUNTY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WE WILL CONTINUE TO
COLLECT DATA...TALK WITH EMERGENCY OFFICIALS AND RESPONDERS...AND
EYE WITNESSES...REVIEW RADAR DATA...PICTURES AND VIDEOS. THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS SUBJECT TO AND LIKELY WILL
CHANGE.
SO FAR 13 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. THE FIRST TORNADO
OCCURRED IN MONTAGUE COUNTY AROUND 538 PM CDT. THE LAST REPORTED
TORNADO WAS AROUND 1210 AM IN ENNIS.
AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY TEAM WILL LIKELY BE SENT TO SURVEY DAMAGE
NORTHWEST OF CRESSON ON FRIDAY.
THE TORNADOES REPORTED BELOW ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.
.TORNADO #1 - NORTHERN MONTAGUE COUNTY...
THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.
.TORNADO #2 - LAKE AMON G. CARTER/MONTAGUE COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
INJURIES: 1
SURVEY CREWS FOUND FIVE HOMES DAMAGED BY THIS TORNADO SOUTH OF LAKE
AMON G. CARTER. FOUR OF THE HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED AND ONE
HOME WAS DESTROYED. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED. ONE MINOR INJURY WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.
.TORNADO #3 - ALVORD/WISE COUNTY...
THIS TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND STORM SPOTTERS. NO
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.
.TORNADO #4 - MILLSAP/PARKER COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH

2. SURVEY CREWS FOUND FIVE HOMES SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BY THIS TORNADO.
IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.
.TORNADO #5 - GRANBURY/HOOD COUNTY...
RATING: EF-4
FATALITIES: 6
INJURIES: DOZENS
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO INCLUDING HOMES WIPED
CLEAR OFF THE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.
.TORNADO #6 - PECAN PLANTATION/HOOD COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90-100 MPH
SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#5 THAT AFFECTED GRANBURY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.
.TORNADO #7 - NW OF CRESSON/HOOD COUNTY...
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS REPORTED NORTHWEST OF CRESSON BY EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. A SURVEY CREW WILL LIKELY BE SENT TO THE DAMAGED AREA ON
FRIDAY. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS
TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.
.TORNADO #8 - CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...
RATING: EF-3
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1060 YARDS
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH THIS TORNADO. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS
RETURN.
.TORNADO #9 - 6 ESE CLEBURNE/JOHNSON COUNTY...
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
SURVEY CREWS FOUND AN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE PATH SEPARATE FROM TORNADO
#8 THAT AFFECTED THE CITY OF CLEBURNE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.
.TORNADO #10 - MILLS COUNTY...
THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. NO ADDITIONAL
DETAILS ON THIS TORNADO ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS TORNADO LATER.

3. .TORNADOES #11 AND #12- WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY...
VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWED 2 BRIEF TORNADOES OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN
WESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THESE TORNADOES
ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED
LATER.
.TORNADO #13 - ENNIS/ELLIS COUNTY...
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUE/: APPROX 6 MILES
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED IN ENNIS WITH THIS TORNADO. THE TORNADO
BEGAN WEST OF INTERSTATE 45 AND CROSSED THE INTERSTATE SOUTH OF
ENNIS AVENUE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THIS
TORNADO AFTER SURVEY CREWS RETURN.
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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JLDUNN/GPATRICK