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Public Information Statement...Corrected
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1030 AM CDT Mon May 20 2019


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/18/2019 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1...

.Dove Creek Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2 
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   386 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             455 AM CDT
Start Location:         16 miles southwest of San Angelo
Start Lat/Lon:          31.3254/-100.6404

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               458 AM CDT 
End Location:           14 miles southwest of San Angelo
End Lat/Lon:            31.3375/-100.6154


.San Angelo Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    135 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   289 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             526 AM CDT
Start Location:         5.5 miles southwest of San Angelo
Start Lat/Lon:          31.4080/-100.5057

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               540 AM CDT
End Location:           2 miles northeast of San Angelo
End Lat/Lon:            31.4917/-100.4286


.Ballinger Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    155 mph
Path Length /statute/:  19 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   0.6 miles
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             655 AM
Start Location:         17 miles south southwest of Ballinger
Start Lat/Lon:          31.5140/-100.0926

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               727 AM
End Location:           2 miles northwest of Ballinger
End Lat/Lon:            31.7541/-99.9738

.Abilene Tornado

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             546 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 miles southwest of Abilene
Start Lat/Lon:          32.434/-99.7932

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               556 AM CDT
End Location:           1 mile west of Abilene
End Lat/Lon:            32.4502/-99.7581

.Silver Valley Tornado

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    140 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             833 AM CDT 
Start Location:         10 miles northwest of Coleman
Start Lat/Lon:          31.9282/-99.5567

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               842 AM CDT
End Location:           12 miles northwest of Coleman
End Lat/Lon:            31.9413/-99.5237

EVENT SUMMARY: Several strong tornadoes ravaged portions of West 
Central Texas during the early morning hours in West Central Texas.
Many homes were left uninhabitable. We have video evidence of a 
multi-vortex tornado near Lowake. In addition, we have video 
evidence of two other large tornadoes, one near Silver Valley and 
another just west of Ballinger. The Ballinger tornado appears to be 
the strongest tornado, as it destroyed several homes.  

This is a preliminary report, as we are looking at a few more 
possible tornado damage areas. One is located in northern Schleicher 
County, another one near Crews, one is near Hords Creek Reservoir 
and one on the northwest side of Fort Phantom Lake. 

The National Weather Service wishes to thank the following for their 
assistance on these damage surveys: Dove Creek Fire Department, San 
Angelo Fire and Police Department and Emergency Management, Abilene 
Fire Dept., Abilene Emergency Management, Texas Department of Public 
Safety and Division of Emergency Management, the Texas Forest 
Service, Coleman Fire and Emergency Management, Runnels County Law 
Enforcement and Fire Dept., our media partners, and all who 
contributed to this survey.  

We are very grateful that there were no loss of life from these 
tornadoes.  

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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