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359 NOUS43 KLSX 212107 PNSLSX ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027- 034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-220000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 406 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS CONFIRM SHORT-LIVED TORNADO IN MOUNT OLIVE ILLINOIS... * MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING: EF-2 * FATALITIES: NONE * INJURIES: 3 MINOR * BEGIN TIME/LOCATION: 05/20/2013 1014 PM * END TIME/LOCATION: 05/20/2013 1015 PM * MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WIND SPEED: 135 MPH * PATH LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY .20 MILE * MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS * DISCUSSION/DAMAGE: PRELIMINARY SURVEY RESULTS INDICATE A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE DOWNTOWN PORTION OF MOUNT OLIVE AND TRAVELED EAST. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 4 BLOCKS LONG AND RANGED FROM 50-75 YARDS WIDE. THE SECOND STORY OF A BRICK BUILDING WAS BLOWN OFF...LARGE SECTIONS OF SEVERAL ROOFS WERE BLOWN 2 BLOCKS TO THE NORTH...A HISTORIC 2 STORY HOME HAD THE ROOF BLOWN OFF...AND WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT OF SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION WAS DETERMINED BY A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DATA. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE WHEN SURVEYS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH $$ BROWNING/GLASS