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527 NOUS45 KCYS 151845 PNSCYS NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-WYZ101>119-160045- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1245 PM MDT SAT JUN 15 2013 ...JUNE 11 2013 DAWES COUNTY NE TORNADO RATED EF1... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE WY HAS RATED THE JUNE 11 2013 DAWES COUNTY NE TORNADO EF1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH MAXIMUM 3 SECOND WIND GUSTS OF 110 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT 831 PM MDT 19 MILES SSW OF CHADRON NE...JUST WEST OF THE TEE INTERSECTION OF HOUGH ROAD. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST...THEN SLIGHTLY SOUTHEAST BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATING AT 838 PM MDT. THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS ESTIMATED AT 1.0 MILES AND THE PATH WIDTH ESTIMATED AT 40 YARDS. AT LEAST 16 STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED WITH AT LEAST 8 OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES AND TELEPHONE POLES WERE SNAPPED AND TWO HORSE TRAILERS WERE THROWN SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. TWO DISTINCT SWIRL MARKS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH AROUND 12 FEET IN DIAMATER. THE THUNDERSTORM ASSOCIATED WITH THE TORNADO PRODUCED VERY LITTLE REPORTED RAIN OR HAIL...BUT SEVERAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING STRIKES NEAR THE TORNADO. MORE INFORMATION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CYS .DAWES COUNTY NE TORNADO RATING: EF1 MAX 3 SECOND GUSTS: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH/STATUTE/: 1.0 MILES (EST.) PATH WIDTH: 40 YARDS (EST.) INJURIES: 0 FATALITIES: 0 START DATE: TUE JUNE 11 2013 START TIME: 8:31 PM MDT START LOCATION: 19 MILES SSW CHADRON/DAWES COUNTY/NE WEST OF HOUGH ROAD TEE INTERSECTION START LAT/LON: 42.584030/-103.166751 END DATE: TUE JUNE 11 2013 END TIME: 8:38 PM MDT END LOCATION: NORTH SIDE OF HOUGH ROAD END LAT/LON: 42.583043/-103.147414 $$ APFEL