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081 NOUS44 KEWX 220030 PNSEWX TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-221230- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 630 PM CST Tue Feb 21 2017 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/19/2017 TORNADO EVENT IN HAYS COUNTY... .OVERVIEW...STORM SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED BY NWS METEOROLOGISTS ACROSS HAYS COUNTY...PRIMARILY ALONG RANCH ROAD 12 AND NEW RANCH ROAD 12 ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN MARCOS AND INTO WESTERN KYLE. THESE REPORTS SHOULD STILL BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE TO THE TORNADO PATHS AND STRENGTHS OVER THE COMING DAYS. .SAN MARCOS/KYLE TORNADO... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /Statute/: 9.75 Miles Path Width /Maximum/: 300 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Feb 19 2017 Start Time: 1126 PM CST Start Location: 7 NW San Marcos / Hays County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.9156 / -98.0480 End Date: Feb 19 2017 End Time: 1135 PM CST End Location: 2 SW Kyle / Hays County / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.9636 / -97.8986 Survey_Summary: The survey team concluded that a tornado began at the intersection of Ranch Road 12 and Hugo Road where some trees were noted as snapped and a small business had considerable structural damage. The tornado traveled northeast and likely traversed a large area of land that was unaccessible until reaching Hilliard Road and a neighborhood along Thousand Oaks Loop where a wide area of considerable tree damage, including a tree uprooted and fallen onto a vehicle, was found. The tornado path crossed the Blanco River before ending near the Kyle Cemetery on Old Stagecoach Road. At this point, damage became much less significant and sporadic moving east toward I-35. 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. $$