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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1104 PM CDT Sat May 16 2020

...NWS Damage Survey For 05/16/2020 Tornado Event...

.Tornado #1 - Northwest of Mount Vernon in Franklin County, TX...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/16/2020
Start Time:             01:33 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 NW Mount Vernon / Franklin County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.2381 / -95.2874

End Date:               05/16/2020
End Time:               01:34 PM CDT
End Location:           6 NW Mount Vernon / Franklin County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.2413 / -95.2978

Summary: The tornado briefly touched down along CR NW 1019 where
it tore off parts of the roof of a metal outbuilding. It then 
partially damaged the roof of a single family home and tore off 
much of the roof of a garage as it downed small and large tree 
limbs and uprooted a tree. The tornado crossed CR NW 1019 and then
uprooted a few more trees before it lifted in a field. 

.Tornado #2 - Northeast of Leary in Bowie County, TX

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/16/2020
Start Time:             05:05 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NE Leary / Bowie County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.502 / -94.1675

End Date:               05/16/2020
End Time:               05:06 PM CDT
End Location:           3 NE Leary / Bowie County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.5036 / -94.1702

Summary: A tornado was documented on a smart phone camera 
crossing from Clem Ranch and moving adjacent to a pond. The 
tornado tore portions of the roof off a single family home and 
topped off the trunks of two trees before lifting. 

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 200mph
EF5...Violent...>200mph

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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