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558 NOUS44 KTSA 021626 PNSTSA ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-030430- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1126 AM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MAY 31 2013 TORNADO EVENT... .HULAH TORNADO... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: UNKNOWN PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 31 2013 START TIME: 618 PM CDT START LOCATION: 2 NW HULAH / OSAGE COUNTY / OK END DATE: MAY 31 2013 END TIME: 618 PM CDT END LOCATION: 2 NW HULAH / OSAGE COUNTY / OK SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS BRIEF TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY A STORM CHASER AND WAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY RADAR DATA. THE SURVEY TEAM COULD FIND NO DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE TORNADO AS IT OCCURRED OVER OPEN COUNTRY. .PAWHUSKA AREA TORNADO... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 TO 95 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: UNKNOWN FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 31 2013 START TIME: 630 PM CDT START LOCATION: 15 WSW PAWHUSKA / OSAGE COUNTY / OK START LAT/LON: 36.6154 / -96.6006 END DATE: MAY 31 2013 END TIME: 637 PM CDT END LOCATION: 12.6 WSW PAWHUSKA / OSAGE COUNTY / OK END LAT/LON: 36.6305 / -96.5599 SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO OCCURRED MOSTLY OVER OPEN COUNTRY BUT TWO POWER POLES WERE FOUND BY THE SURVEY TEAM TO HAVE BEEN SNAPPED BY IT. PATH LENGTH...WIDTH...AND DURATION ARE ESTIMATES SINCE IT DID REMAIN OVER OPEN GRASSLANDS THAT WERE MOSTLY INACCESSIBLE BY ROAD AND WITHOUT DAMAGE INDICATORS. .COPAN TORNADO... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 TO 95 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 31 2013 START TIME: 638 PM CDT START LOCATION: 6.8 NE COPAN / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK START LAT/LON: 36.9623 / -95.8343 END DATE: MAY 31 2013 END TIME: 640 PM CDT END LOCATION: 7.9 NE COPAN / WASHINGTON COUNTY / OK END LAT/LON: 36.9657 / -95.8127 SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO OCCURRED MOSTLY OVER OPEN COUNTY BUT DID DAMAGE THE ROOF OF A HOME AND UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES. SOME STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS NOTED BY THE SURVEY TEAM TO THE SOUTH OF THIS TORNADO AS A RESULT OF THE REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT. .WATOVA TORNADO(ES)... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 TO 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 600 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 2 START DATE: MAY 31 2013 START TIME: 818 PM CDT START LOCATION: 4.7 NW TALALA / ROGERS COUNTY / OK START LAT/LON: 36.5889 / -95.7439 END DATE: MAY 31 2013 END TIME: 834 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3.1 ENE WATOVA / NOWATA COUNTY / OK END LAT/LON: 36.6344 / -95.6013 SURVEY SUMMARY: THIS TORNADO DESTROYED A MOBILE HOME...DESTROYED A BARN...DAMAGED SEVERAL HOMES...AND SNAPPED OR UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES. FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THIS EVENT WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO THE PATH BEING SEPARATED INTO TWO TORNADOES. 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. $$ EJC/SP