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398 NOUS44 KFWD 190124 PNSFWD TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-191330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 824 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/17/2013 YOUNG COUNTY TORNADO EVENT... UPDATES PATH DETAILS AND CORRECTS THE ORDER OF TORNADOES. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW...THE SECOND TORNADO WAS THE ONE WHICH PRODUCED THE DAMAGE TO THE HOME. TO STAY CONSISTENT WITH THE NAMING CONVENTION BELOW...WE KEPT THE TORNADOES IN THE SAME ORDER BELOW BUT THE DETAILS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. A SUPERCELL IN SOUTHERN YOUNG COUNTY PRODUCED TWO TORNADOES NEAR ELIASVILLE ON THE EVENING OF MAY 17TH. BOTH TORNADOES WERE REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS AND SEVERAL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE TORNADOES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED. THE NWS IN FORT WORTH SURVEYED DAMAGE TO A HOME THAT OCCURRED FROM THE SECOND TORNADO. THE WIND SPEED FOR TORNADO #1...AS LISTED BELOW...IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ADDITIONAL DATA IS STILL BEING CONSIDERED. THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY. .TORNADO #1 1 W OF ELIASVILLE... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 105 PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILE PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 17 2013 START TIME: 7:50 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1 W ELIASVILLE TX END DATE: MAY 17 2013 END TIME: 7:52 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1 W ELIASVILLE TX THE NWS SURVEYED DAMAGE TO A HOME APPROXIMATELY 1 MILES WEST OF ELIASVILLE...JUST SOUTH OF FM 3109 AND WEST OF JD ROAD. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ROOF OF THE HOME AND ALSO TO THE BACK PORCH OF THE HOME. THE WALLS OF THE HOME REMAINED IN TACT. ADDITIONAL DATA IS STILL BEING OBTAINED AND ANALYZED ON THIS TORNADO AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED LATER. .TORNADO #2 3 NW OF ELIASVILLE... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.9 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 17 2013 START TIME: 7:34 PM CDT START LOCATION: 3 NW ELIASVILLE TX END DATE: MAY 17 2013 END TIME: 7:37 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1 NW ELIASVILLE TX THIS WAS THE FIRST TORNADO IN THE SERIES...AND OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELIASVILLE. THIS TORNADO OCCURRED OVER OPEN FIELDS AND PRODUCED LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE. 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. $$ FOX/JLDUNN