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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. 

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