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667 NOUS44 KMOB 030317 CCA PNSMOB ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-031545- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1016 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE APRIL 28TH 2014 NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW...THE NWS SURVEY TEAM FOUND TWO DISTINCT TORNADO TRACKS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF WAYNE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 84. .TORNADO #1 ACROSS NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.75 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 4 START DATE: APRIL 28 2014 START TIME: 953 PM CDT START LOCATION: 18.6 MILES WNW WAYNESBORO / WAYNE / MISSISSIPPI START LAT/LON: 31.7659 / -88.9432 END DATE: APRIL 28 2014 END TIME: 956 PM CDT END LOCATION: 16.9 MILES WNW WAYNESBORO / WAYNE / MISSISSIPPI END_LAT/LON: 31.7600 / -88.9141 SURVEY SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM FOUND EVIDENCE CONSISTENT WITH A SMALL WEAK TORNADO THAT MOVED INTO NORTHWEST WAYNE COUNTY FROM NORTHEAST JONES COUNTY. THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM THE WEST TO EAST AT AROUND 50 MPH. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A CHICKEN FARM AND TO A MOBILE HOME THAT WAS ROLLED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. A FAMILY OF FOUR WERE INSIDE THE MOBILE HOME AT THE TIME IT WAS HIT BY THE TORNADO AND ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. .TORNADO #2 ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 120 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 28 2014 START TIME: 1009 PM CDT START LOCATION: 8.6 MILES NW WAYNESBORO / WAYNE / MISSISSIPPI START LAT/LON: 31.7579 / -88.7559 END DATE: APRIL 28 2014 END TIME: 1020 PM CDT END LOCATION: 8.8 MILES NNE WAYNESBORO / WAYNE / MISSISSIPPI END_LAT/LON: 31.8024 / -88.6096 SURVEY SUMMARY: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM FOUND EVIDENCE CONSISTENT WITH A STRONG TORNADO THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WAYNE COUNTY. THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM THE WEST TO EAST AT AROUND 50 MPH. A SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOCATED ON WALLER RIDGE ROAD...AND SEVERAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES ON SPINKES HAYES ROAD SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE OR WERE DESTROYED. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NUMEROUS OTHER RESIDENCES FROM SPINKES HAYES ROAD TO MATHERVILLE DIAMOND ROAD. 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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ LINDSEY/STACKHOUSE/PURDY