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962 NOUS44 KEWX 011547 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020400- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1047 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/25/13 LA VERNIA TORNADO EVENT... .OVERVIEW... A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS MOVED THROUGH WESTERN WILSON COUNTY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY...MAY 25TH. ONE STORM PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADO NEAR LA VERNIA. .LA VERNIA TORNADO... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 25 2013 START TIME: 345 AM CDT START LOCATION: 1 SW LA VERNIA / WILSON COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 29.3428 / -98.1201 END DATE: MAY 25 2013 END TIME: 355 AM CDT END LOCATION: 0.9 SW LA VERNIA / WILSON COUNTY / TX END_LAT/LON: 29.3490 / -98.1246 SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE BRIEF TORNADO AFFECTED A DOZEN HOMES AND ALUMINUM CARPORTS IN THE COUNTRY GARDEN AND WOODCREEK COMMUNITIES OF LA VERNIA. THE BRIEF TORNADO FORMED IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WOODCREEK DRIVE AND BLUFF CREEK ROAD IN THE WOODCREEK COMMUNITY. THE TORNADO THEN TRAVELED NORTH BEFORE DISSIPATING. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS FROM THE SAME STORM PRODUCED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FURTHER NORTH ALONG COUNTRY GARDENS ROAD...BUT DAMAGE ENDED JUST SHORT OF BLUEBONNET ROAD (FM 775). 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. $$