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515 NOUS43 KLBF 180255 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-190000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 955 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014 /855 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014/ ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE 6/16/14 TORNADO EVENT NEAR BURWELL... .OVERVIEW...A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED TORNADOES IN THE BURWELL AREA DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON JUNE 16TH...2014. THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED FIVE SEPARATE TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS ALONG A PATH 23 MILES LONG FROM NORTHEASTERN CUSTER COUNTY... 4 MILES NORTH OF SARGENT...TO SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY...10 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BURWELL. .TORNADO 1... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 40 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUNE 16 2014 START TIME: 624 PM CDT START LOCATION: 4 N SARGENT START LAT/LON: 41.6985/-99.3655 END DATE: JUNE 16 2014 END TIME: 624 PM CDT END LOCATION: 4 N SARGENT END_LAT/LON: 41.6985/-99.3655 SURVEY_SUMMARY: A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WAS REPORTED. HOWEVER...NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. .TORNADO 2... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.4 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUNE 16 2014 START TIME: 635 PM CDT START LOCATION: 5 ESE BURWELL START LAT/LON: 41.7580/-99.2362 END DATE: JUNE 16 2014 END TIME: 640 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3 E BURWELL END_LAT/LON: 41.7722/-99.1937 SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DAMAGED TREES...A SMALL BUILDING...AND A GRAIN BIN IN THIS AREA. .TORNADO 3... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 120 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 5.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 500 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUNE 16 2014 START TIME: 701 PM CDT START LOCATION: 1 N BURWELL START LAT/LON: 41.8028/-99.1407 END DATE: JUNE 16 2014 END TIME: 715 PM CDT END LOCATION: 5 NE BURWELL END_LAT/LON: 41.8277/-99.0457 SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DAMAGED TREES...POWER POLES... IRRIGATION PIVOTS ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. TRUNKS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THIS AREA. .TORNADO 4... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.6 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 700 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUNE 16 2014 START TIME: 720 PM CDT START LOCATION: 8 NE BURWELL START LAT/LON: 41.8397/-98.9986 END DATE: JUNE 16 2014 END TIME: 726 PM CDT END LOCATION: 10 NE BURWELL END_LAT/LON: 41.8466/-98.9697 SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DAMAGED TREES...STREET SIGNS... BUILDINGS ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. TRUNKS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THIS AREA. .TORNADO 5... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 130 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 400 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JUNE 16 2014 START TIME: 728 PM CDT START LOCATION: 10 ENE BURWELL START LAT/LON: 41.8348/-98.9567 END DATE: JUNE 16 2014 END TIME: 732 PM CDT END LOCATION: 10 ENE BURWELL END_LAT/LON: 41.8348/-98.9508 SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE TORNADO DAMAGED PRIMARILY TREES IN THIS AREA. TRUNKS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THIS AREA. 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. $$ KNUTSVIG/STOPPKOTTE