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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
429 PM CDT THU MAY 28 2015

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/23/15 TORNADO EVENT IN HAYS COUNTY

.DRIPPING SPRINGS TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  5.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   100 YARDS
FATALITIES:             NONE
INJURIES:               NONE

START DATE:             MAY 23 2015
START TIME:             853 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         4.8 SSE DRIPPING SPRINGS / HAYS COUNTY / TX 
START LAT/LON:          30.1269 / -98.0909

END DATE:               MAY 23 2015
END TIME:               900 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           2.6 E DRIPPING SPRINGS / HAYS COUNTY / TX
END_LAT/LON:            30.1903 / -98.0295

SURVEY_SUMMARY: THE NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND A TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED 
DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RANCH ROAD 12 AND KC MEMORY LANE. THE 
TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE NORTHEAST AND CROSSED FM-150 AT WOOD SPRINGS. 
THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED E CREEK DRIVE AND LIFTED BEFORE CROSSING 
HIGHWAY 290. THE DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY TO TREES...BUT ABOUT 15 HOMES 
SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. 

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 SURVEY TEAM ALSO LOOKED FOR DAMAGE FROM A REPORTED TORNADO SOUTH OF
BLANCO NEAR TWIN SISTERS THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 27TH. THE TEAM FOUND NO 
DAMAGE AND CONCLUDED THE TORNADO MOST LIKELY OCCURRED IN AN OPEN FIELD.

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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