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646 NOUS44 KAMA 151818 PNSAMA OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-152030- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 118 PM CDT THU AUG 15 2013 ...08/14/13 WEAK TORNADO IN EASTERN SHERMAN COUNTY... A CLUSTER OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTED PORTIONS OF TEXAS COUNTY OKLAHOMA...AS WELL AS SHERMAN AND HANSFORD COUNTIES IN TEXAS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON ON THE 14TH. THESE STORMS EVENTUALLY CONGEALED INTO A CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS THAT PRODUCED A SWATH OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL SOUTHWARD ACROSS PORTIONS OF HUTCHINSON... CARSON...AND ARMSTRONG COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AT 545 PM CDT...A BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BY THE PUBLIC 14 MILES EAST OF STRATFORD NEAR TEXAS HIGHWAY 15. WITNESS ACCOUNTS INDICATE THE TORNADO APPEARED AS A DUST WHIRL ASSOCIATED WITH A ROTATING WALL CLOUD. THE TORNADO REMAINED OVER OPEN COUNTRY FOR THREE MINUTES AND RESULTED IN NO DAMAGE. ...TORNADO EAST OF STRATFORD... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH TIME: 5:45-5:48 PM CDT LOCATION: 14 MILES EAST OF STRATFORD 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. $$ TL