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251 NOUS41 KPHI 231835 PNSPHI DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054- 055-060>062-070-071-101>106-241230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 235 PM EDT FRI MAY 23 2014 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MARYDEL IN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE... LOCATION...MARYDEL IN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE DATE...05/22/2014 ESTIMATED TIME...449PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.35 MILES PATH LENGTH...0.03 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.098N/-75.667W ENDING LAT/LON...39.096N/-75.661W FATALITIES...0 INJURIES...2 THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR MARYDEL IN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE ON 05/22/2014. AN EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY 22, 2014 IN MARYDEL DELAWARE...EMBEDDED WITHIN A SWATH OF STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED IS ESTIMATED TO BE 105 MPH AT ITS STRONGEST POINT. INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WAS 449PM AND WAS LAST ON THE GROUND AT 451PM. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/PHI. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ JM/MWG/JB