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623 NOUS44 KLIX 152119 PNSLIX LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-160130- Public Information Statement National Weather Service New Orleans LA 419 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...NWS Damage Survey For 04/13/2019 Pike/Walthall County Tornado... .Pike/Walthall County Tornado... Rating: EF-2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.41 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Apr_13_2019 Start Time: 812_pm_CDT Start Location: 5.0_WNW_Lexie/_Walthall_County_/_MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.100452_/_-90.268768 End Date: Apr_13_2019 End Time: 821_pm_CDT End Location: 3.5_NW_Tylertown/_Walthall_County_/_MS End Lat/Lon: 31.132490_/_-90.205446 *Survey Summary: DAMAGE PATH ABOUT 150 YARDS WIDE, ABOUT 4.4 MILES LONG. TORNADO BEGAN IN FAR EASTERN PIKE COUNTY ALONG SILVER DRIVE. TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING NEW RIVER ROAD WHERE MOST SUBSTANTIAL TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. TORNADO WEAKENED CROSSING STATE HIGHWAY 48 BEFORE LIFTING NEAR MESA ROAD. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT OF A TORNADO OF EF-2 STRENGTH WITH PEAK WINDS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH. SEVERAL SMALLER INDIVIDUAL PATHS WERE OBSERVED IN THE TRACK INDICATING THIS WAS LIKELY A MULTI-VORTEX TORNADO. 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. $$