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088 NOUS44 KAMA 081729 PNSAMA OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-081930- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1229 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/07/13 TORNADO EVENT... A WEAK EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF TURPIN, OK ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7. A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM SPAWNED THE TORNADO, WHICH LASTED FOR 6 MINUTES BUT PRODUCED NO DAMAGE. THIS WAS ONLY THE 33RD AUGUST TORNADO RECORDED SINCE 1950 IN THE PANHANDLES REGION. ...TURPIN TORNADO /BEAVER COUNTY/... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH DATE: AUG 7, 2013 TIME: 7:36-7:42 PM LOCATION: 1 MILE SW OF TURPIN OKLAHOMA 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. $$ SIMPSON