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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
618 PM CDT Tue May 3 2022 /518 PM MDT Tue May 3 2022/

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/01/2022 Tornado and Severe Wind Event...

.Overview...on May 3rd, the National Weather Service sent a damage 
survey team to investigate damage that occurred due to severe 
weather that impacted northern Pecos County and the city of Fort 
Stockton, Texas on the evening of May 1st.

.19 Miles NNW Fort Stockton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  4.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_01_2022
Start Time:             5:04 PM CDT
Start Location:         19 NNW Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          31.16/-102.99

End Date:               May_01_2022
End Time:               5:16 PM CDT
End Location:           16 NNW Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            31.12/-102.94

Results from this survey indicate a tornado began over an open field 
approximately 5 miles west of State Highway 18 at mile marker 384. 
This tornado continued to track towards the southeast, becoming wrapped 
in rain and dissipating before crossing State Highway 18. No damage was 
found with this tornado. Path length and location is estimated from 
radar.


.17 Miles NE Fort Stockton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  2.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_01_2022
Start Time:             6:35 PM CDT
Start Location:         17 NE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          31.00/-102.62

End Date:               May_01_2022
End Time:               6:46 PM CDT
End Location:           20 NE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            31.01/-102.58

Results from this survey indicate a tornado began over an open field 
west of US Highway 67 at mile marker 816. This tornado tracked towards 
the northeast, remaining over open terrain, lasting approximately 10 
minutes before dissipating. No damage was reported with this tornado. 
Path length and location is estimated from radar.


.7 Miles ENE Fort Stockton Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_01_2022
Start Time:             7:36 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 ENE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          30.89/-102.84

End Date:               May_01_2022
End Time:               7:37 PM CDT
End Location:           7 ENE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            30.89/-102.84

Results from this survey indicate a tornado began over an open 
field approximately 2 miles north of Interstate 10 at mile marker 
267. This tornado was short-lived traveling southeast lasting 
approximately one minute, before dissipating. No damage was reported 
with this tornado. Path length and location is estimated from radar.


.Eastern Fort Stockton Severe Wind Damage...

Peak Wind /E/:          90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_01_2022
Start Time:             7:32 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 SE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          30.88/-102.87

End Date:               May_01_2022
End Time:               7:38 PM CDT
End Location:           2 ENE Fort Stockton / Pecos County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            30.90/-102.86

Results from this survey indicated that severe winds caused by the 
rear-flanking downdraft associated with the mesocyclone of a supercell 
north of Fort Stockton resulted in wind damage in eastern Fort 
Stockton. Two 18 wheelers were flipped on I-10 between miler markers 
260 and 261, nearby billboard signs were damaged. Near the interstate 
a metal out-building roof was ripped off and garage doors on another 
metal out-building were blown in. In Rooney Park, several travel 
trailers where moved off their jacks, one was flipped over, and two 
trees uprooted.


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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.

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