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218 NOUS44 KLCH 010112 PNSLCH TXZ215-216-011315- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 812 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/31/13 TORNADO EVENT... .BRIDGE CITY TORNADO... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: OCTOBER 31 2013 START TIME: 9:41 AM CDT START LOCATION: 2 NW BRIDGE CITY / ORANGE COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 30.0389 / -93.8669 END DATE: OCTOBER 31 2013 END TIME: 9:45 AM CDT END LOCATION: 3 NE BRIDGE CITY / ORANGE COUNTY / TX END LAT/LON: 30.0417 / -93.8004 SURVEY SUMMARY: THE TORNADO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO AT LEAST A DOZEN HOMES...MAINLY ROOF DAMAGE OR VINYL SIDING DAMAGE. MANY TREES AND TREE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN OR BLOWN DOWN...BLOCKING ROADS AND KNOCKING POWER OUT. SEVERAL GARAGES...CARPORTS...AND STORAGE SHEDS WERE DAMAGED AS WELL. 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 .GROVES THUNDERSTORM WIND... PEAK WIND /ESTIMATED/: 60-70 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.1 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: OCTOBER 31 2013 START TIME: 9:30 AM CDT START LOCATION: 1 NW GROVES / JEFFERSON COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 29.9567 / -93.9291 END DATE: OCTOBER 31 2013 END TIME: 9:35 AM CDT END LOCATION: NE GROVES / JEFFERSON COUNTY / TX END LAT/LON: 29.9552 / -93.9098 SURVEY SUMMARY: SEVERAL TREES AND MANY TREE LIMBS WERE BROKEN OR BLOWN DOWN AROUND GROVES. ONE HOME HAD A TREE LAND ON IT. NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ ERICKSON