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804 NOUS44 KHGX 150752 CCA PNSHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338- 436>438-152000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 252 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2019 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/13/19 TORNADO EVENT...CORRECTED Severe thunderstorms impacted Southeast Texas on April 13, 2019. In addition to numerous straight-line wind damage and hail reports, three tornadoes have been confirmed. These storms were the initial portion of a much broader severe weather event that stretched across the Southeastern states through April 13 and continued into the Mid-Atlantic on April 14. A damage survey team went to Houston County on April 14 and surveyed damage tracks from three tornadoes. Two of those surveys were done jointly with WFO Shreveport, as the tracks crossed the boundary between the two offices' areas of responsibility. More details on the portions of the tracks not in the Houston/Galveston County Warning Area will be released by WFO Shreveport. .TORNADO # 1 - Weches... RATING: EF-3 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 140 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 15 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 800 YARDS FATALITIES: 1 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 13 2019 START TIME: 1256 PM CDT START LOCATION: 10 ENE OF CROCKETT / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 31.3997 / -95.3037 END DATE: APRIL 13 2019 END TIME: 118 PM CDT END LOCATION: 3 NE OF WECHES / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX END_LAT/LON: 31.5790 / -95.1660 Tornado touched down in Houston County northeast of Crockett and tracked for 30 miles across the county line through Cherokee County. The Houston County portion of the path was 14 miles. Most of the damage was snapped pines indicate of EF-1 damage but much more severe damage was found in an area just northeast of Weches where a double-wide trailer and its frame were thrown over 150 yards and destroyed. A female occupant within the trailer was killed. .TORNADO # 2 - Lovelady... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 130 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.85 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: APRIL 13 2019 START TIME: 1223 PM CDT START LOCATION: 7 WSW OF LOVELADY / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 31.0789 / -95.5773 END DATE: APRIL 13 2019 END TIME: 1228 PM CDT END LOCATION: 5 W OF LOVELADY / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX END_LAT/LON: 31.1212 / -95.5348 Tornado produced intermittent damage along its track taking a metal roof off of a home where it touched down. The most severe damage was on the northeast end of the track where trees were stripped of limbs, vehicles were tossed and stacked on one another and a double-wide trailer home was destroyed. .TORNADO # 3 - Tadmor... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.30 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 4 START DATE: APRIL 13 2019 START TIME: 1133 AM CDT START LOCATION: 1 NE OF TADMOR / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX START LAT/LON: 31.4337 / -95.1715 END DATE: APRIL 13 2019 END TIME: 1135 AM CDT END LOCATION: 1.5 NE OF TADMOR / HOUSTON COUNTY / TX END_LAT/LON: 31.4337 / -95.1704 Tornado damage was found along County Road 1175 with trees snapped and uprooted along a path parallel to the road. Near the end of the path, the tornado destroyed a double-wide trailer home and pushed it into a wooded area. Four occupants in the home were injured but, as of April 14th, were released from the hospital. 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. $$