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811 NOUS44 KJAN 162313 PNSJAN ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 171115- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 613 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019 ...NWS Damage Survey For 04/13/2019 Tornado Event- Update #3... .Update...Added two tornadoes in Madison Parish, including one in Mound, LA. Added tornadoes in Attala and Kemper counties. .Tensas Parish, LA Tornado #1... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 17.29 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1230.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 04:04 PM CDT Start Location: 7 N Newellton / Tensas Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.1768 / -91.2305 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 04:30 PM CDT End Location: 11 E Gilbert / Tensas Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.02 / -91.4599 Summary: This tornado started in a crop field, damaging crops, uprooting and snapping trees in its path. It also rolled one mobile home and destroyed another and lofted an empty fertilizer tank and farm equipment tires a considerable distance. The tornado continued northeast through the field, strewing debris and snapping trees well off in the distance. The tornado then struck an older home along Highway 128, lifting the roof and strewing tin and debris around and in trees. As it crossed the highway, the tornado became fairly wide and strengthened, uprooting and snapping extensive number of trees, with many snapped nearly halfway down. It then continued northeast before crossing Highway 4, Becks Bayou Road and Shackleford Road. In this area many numerous trees were uprooted and large limbs snapped. The tornado then crossed Bell Road, Highway 575, Highway 888 before crossing Highway 898 and Highway 65. All along this path, many numerous trees were uprooted, large limbs snapped and some minor roof damage occurred to some homes in this area. Some outbuildings and mobiles were damaged, with a few pushed off of their cinder blocks. The tornado crossed the highway, snapping some large limbs, before lifting soon thereafter. .Tensas Parish, LA Tornado #2... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.99 miles Path Width /maximum/: 950.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 04:13 PM CDT Start Location: 4 N Newellton / Tensas Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.1284 / -91.2393 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 04:19 PM CDT End Location: 4 WNW Newellton / Tensas Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.093 / -91.3135 Summary: The tornado touched down near Shackleford Road, crossing Highway 575, where some trees were uprooted and large limbs were snapped. It continued northeast across Cutoff Road and near the intersection of Turn Row and Highway 65. A large tree was uprooted and snapped and a couple of powerpoles were snapped near the base along Highway 65 near the intersection of Highway 888. The tornado then crossed the highway and lifted soon thereafter. .Madison Parish, LA Levee Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.97 miles Path Width /maximum/: 840.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 04:35 PM CDT Start Location: 7 SSW Mound / Madison Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.2438 / -91.097 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 04:38 PM CDT End Location: 7 SSW Mound / Madison Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.2518 / -91.0834 Summary: This tornado touched down right along or just before the levee and State Route 603, uprooting quite a few trees and snapping some large limbs in the path. Some limbs fell on an outbuilding, but otherwise, no structural damage was observed. This weak tornado lifted soon thereafter crossing Highway 603. .Mound, LA Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.8 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 04:44 PM CDT Start Location: 3 SSW Mound / Madison Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.2916 / -91.0522 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 04:50 PM CDT End Location: 1 SSW Mound / Madison Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.3272 / -91.029 Summary: This weak tornado touched down near Interstate 20. Livestream video was observed from storm spotters of this weak tornado in a field. No notable structure or tree damage was observed during the storm survey. .North Warren/South Yazoo Counties Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 20.37 miles Path Width /maximum/: 700.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 04:57 PM CDT Start Location: 4 NE Vicksburg / Warren County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.3737 / -90.8291 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 05:43 PM CDT End Location: 7 S Satartia / Yazoo County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.5651 / -90.5671 Summary: The tornado started east of Highway 61 on Sherman Avenue, snapping small hardwood tree limbs. As it begun to move east-northeast, it began to uproot trees on the backside of the River Region Health Center. The tornado moved east-northeast of US 61, snapping large hardwood and softwood tree limbs and snapping hardwood trunks along Brister Road, Boy Scout Road and Oak Ridge Road. Large hardwood trees became uprooted an fell atop of two homes in a home subdivision along Newitt Vick Drive, causing some roof damage. Along Henry Road, east of Oak Ridge Road, several power poles snapped at its base, with numerous uprooted and snapped hardwood trees towards it base on Tucker Road, thus evident of the tornado being at its strongest. The tornado shifted to the northeast towards northeast Warren County, causing numerous uprooted and the snapping of hardwood and softwood trees limbs. Several of these trees fell atop of powerlines. The tornado crossed county lines to across southern Yazoo County , resulting in several snapped large hardwood tree limbs along Oak Grove Church Road. The tornado finally lifted at Holloman Road, but not before snapping several hardwood tree trunks. .South Warren County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.35 miles Path Width /maximum/: 440.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 05:04 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SW Vicksburg / Warren County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.309 / -90.8909 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 05:15 PM CDT End Location: 3 ENE Vicksburg / Warren County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.3403 / -90.8267 Summary: This tornado started near the Walmart off of Iowa Boulevard where it knocked down some large limbs and also caused some damage to some plants and materials at Walmart. The tornado proceeded northeast along Pemberton Square Boulevard where it caused significant damage to a strip mall. The roof was torn off of the mall and the front windows and doors were blown outward, the tornado was at its strongest at this point. The tornado also bent a large steel pole that had a sign for Taco Bell on it. The canopy at the Kroger was also damaged along with a sign near this location, and some damage to a roof of another business. The tornado continued northeast crossing Halls Ferry Road where it broke some large limbs off of some trees. The tornado continued across Indiana Avenue where it snapped several large hardwood trees. The tornado ended near Highway 27 where it snapped several more trees along the way. .Central Warren County Tornado ... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.96 miles Path Width /maximum/: 175.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 05:08 PM CDT Start Location: 1 WNW Vicksburg / Warren County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.3335 / -90.8833 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 05:16 PM CDT End Location: 2 NE Vicksburg / Warren County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.3481 / -90.8372 Summary: The tornado began at the intersection of Bowmar Avenue and Jeanette Street , where it impacted a brick home resulting in taking the roof completely off and thus caving in the front of the house. The tornado continued to track east-northeast towards Halls Ferry Road where several large hardwood trees were snapped. As it progressed northeast along Rosedown Street, a small business building had minor roof damage. Additional large hardwood branches were snapped at Marcus Street. An uprooted tree fell on a home and caused extensive damage to the home at Ken Karyl Avenue. The tornado shifted a bit to the northeast causing several large hardwood trees to become snapped and uprooted within Vicksburg National Military Park. Once it reached the I-20 Frontage Road north of Highway 61 near Clifton Drive, it lifted but not before snapping a few hardwood trees. .Dover Community Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 74 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.92 miles Path Width /maximum/: 25.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 06:00 PM CDT Start Location: 4 NNE Bentonia / Yazoo County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.6992 / -90.347 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 06:06 PM CDT End Location: 6 NNE Bentonia / Yazoo County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.7254 / -90.3076 Summary: The tornado began in a wooded area about 2 miles northwest of Bentonia near the Dover Community. The tornado snapped and uprooted a few trees along a roughly 3 mile path northeast before dissipating. .Attala County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.51 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 07:06 PM CDT Start Location: 5 ENE West / Attala County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.2165 / -89.6931 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 07:07 PM CDT End Location: 5 ENE West / Attala County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.2216 / -89.6868 Summary: This brief tornado began southwest of the intersection of Attala Road 3111 and 3102. Numerous hardwood trees were snapped along with some softwoods uprooted and a power pole was broken. The tornado ended approximately one quarter mile northeast of the intersection, snapping a few more trees along its path before dissipating. .Madison Parish Tornado #2... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.43 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 07:09 PM CDT Start Location: 12 SSE Delhi / Madison Parish / LA Start Lat/Lon: 32.2927 / -91.4037 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 07:16 PM CDT End Location: 10 WSW Richmond / Madison Parish / LA End Lat/Lon: 32.3258 / -91.3388 Summary: This tornado tracked through rural portions of Madison Parish. A tornado debris signature was noted on radar. This tornado crossed Quebec Road and tracked into the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge where it lifted. .Thomastown Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.87 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 07:35 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NW Redwater / Leake County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.8523 / -89.6516 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 07:43 PM CDT End Location: 9 NNW Redwater / Leake County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.915 / -89.6138 Summary: This tornado started on the Highway 429 bridge at the Yockanookany River. Here a number of trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then continued north-northeast through the wooded river bottom east of the Natchez Trace Parkway. At a point, the western portion of the tornado touched the Trace. Here numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. You can see from this point, extensive tree damage to the east. Based off the radar and the debris signature, the tornado continued just a bit more to the north-northeast before dissipating. .Mathiston Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 98 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.66 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 09:08 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSE Mathiston / Choctaw County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.5069 / -89.1165 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 09:15 PM CDT End Location: Mathiston / Webster County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.5446 / -89.1241 Summary: This tornado started just south of Crossroads Church Rd and tracked northward into the town of Mathiston. At the start, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees. At one home, near the start, a tree destroyed a Dodge truck and damaged a shed. The heaviest and most extensive damage was along Reed Rd, where hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted. The center of the tornado was actually just to the west of Reed Rd. Just as the tornado crossed into Webster county, it weakened quite a bit and the damage became more of large limbs down with a sporadic snapped tree. This was as the tornado moved into the town of Mathiston. It quickly dissipated just on the north side of Highway 82. .East Webster County Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.34 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 09:26 PM CDT Start Location: 5 S Mantee / Webster County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.6543 / -89.0586 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 09:27 PM CDT End Location: 5 S Mantee / Webster County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.6592 / -89.0594 Summary: This weak brief tornado started between Antioch and Johnson roads. First noted damage was a few uprooted trees on the edge of a field south of Johnson Road. Then along Johnson Road, trees were damaged at a home with one tree on a large shed. A power pole was leaning here as well. The tornado quickly dissipated. .Covington-Smith Counties Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.11 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 2 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 09:39 PM CDT Start Location: 6 SW Taylorsville / Covington County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.7685 / -89.506 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 09:46 PM CDT End Location: 2 SW Taylorsville / Smith County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.8112 / -89.4576 Summary: This tornado touched down at the intersection of Boyd Duckworth and Lilly Valley Church roads. Some broken limbs and a few downed trees were noted along with skirting blown from a mobile home. Heading NE, limb damaging increased along with a few more trees down. The covering from a porch and the tin roof of a mobile home was taken off. This debris was thrown into another mobile home and caused the door to fly open which then debris caused a minor injury. Other minor tin damage occurred to a few mobile homes here. Tree damage increased as it cross Decar Page Dr. with EF1 type tree damage continuing as it neared Gilmer Rd and crossed Gilmer Rd. One home had shingle damage and had the base of the roof lifted some. As the tornado crossed into Smith county, it reached peak intensity and numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. At the end of Smith county road 21 D, heavy tree damage was noted. One home had the car port removed and residents said the house shifted. Some of the tin roof was damaged as well. As the tornado moved along Old Gilmer Rd, a large metal shed had the roof removed. The tornado dissipated shortly after along Old Gilmer Rd. Max winds were estimated at 100 mph. .Winston/Oktibbeha Counties Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 113 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.82 miles Path Width /maximum/: 830.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 09:55 PM CDT Start Location: 8 SE Sturgis / Winston County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.2596 / -88.9459 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 10:10 PM CDT End Location: 6 SSW Starkville / Oktibbeha County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.3744 / -88.8797 Summary: This tornado started just to the south of Highway 25 in far northern Winston County. Initially, numerous trees were snapped along with uprooted ones as well. The first property impacted had a few trees through the house, one on a F-150 truck and a couple more on a camper. Several trees were blown down on a horse barn which was destroyed. The tornado then crossed Highway 25 and quickly became strong and reached a peak intensity of EF2 (113 mph estimated winds). Almost a dozen power poles were snapped along with significant damage to trees. Many hardwoods were snapped and a large section of pines were nearly totally damaged where up to 85% were basically snapped. One mobile home was completely destroyed in this area off Highway 25. One large home, which was more on the edge of the path, sustained minor roof damage. The tornado continued to the north-northeast through an expansive wooded area as it moved into southern Oktibbeha County. Accounts from property owners (possible drone footage may be attained as well) suggest the extensive tree damage continued as it crossed the county line. The tornado then crossed Craig Springs Rd. Here several homes were damaged and these were a combination of roof damage to more extensive damage from trees downed on them. Several power poles and lines were down here as well. Damage was also done to the cemetery. The intensity dropped a bit here and then a bit more as it continued north-northeast. It basically paralleled Highway 25 with snapped and uprooted trees noted mainly just off the highway on the western side. As the tornado crossed Ennis Road, more high end EF1 damage occurred as the tornado narrowed. A church near this area sustained moderate shingle damage to the roof. From this point, the tornado remained just west of the main highway and dissipated about a mile further. .Southeast Starkville Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.46 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 10:18 PM CDT Start Location: 3 SSE Starkville / Oktibbeha County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 33.4105 / -88.7961 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 10:26 PM CDT End Location: 4 E Starkville / Oktibbeha County / MS End Lat/Lon: 33.4622 / -88.7499 Summary: This tornado started just north of Poor House Road in the Mississippi State University property where agricultural and cattle are located. Trees were snapped and uprooted along with a storage shed damaged with tin thrown across the field. The tornado then crossed the road that borders the eastern side of the MSU property. Here, a few dozen trees were damaged. The tornado then crossed through Hillbrook Subdivision, here the most heavy tree damage was noted with numerous trees down, many of which were snapped off hardwoods. Three homes had minor roof damage with one home having a tree on the roof. Intensity peaked here at EF1 and estimated winds were around 105 mph. The tornado continued north- northeast and damaged more trees. Before it crossed Blackjack Road, more tree damaged was noted south of Blackjack. However, the tornado weakened quite a bit as it crossed the road with only some broken limbs noted and a 1-2 trees damaged. The final damage was noted along Muirfield Road as the tornado dissipated. Most of this was large limbs broken with a few downed trees and 2 homes with minor shingle damage. .Kemper County Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.48 miles Path Width /maximum/: 700.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 11:19 PM CDT Start Location: 9 SE De Kalb / Kemper County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.6688 / -88.5451 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 11:31 PM CDT End Location: 4 SSE Scooba / Kemper County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.7689 / -88.4622 Summary: The tornado developed well west of US 45 along Firetower Road, where it uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees. As the tornado propagated northeast to Chapel Hill Church Road, numerous hardwood and softwood trees trunks were snapped midway and low to near the base, barely missing falling atop of nearby homes and the Chapel Hill Church. It continued along its northeast trajectory, snapping and uprooting numerous softwood and hardwood trees along Porterville-Townsend Road. As the tornado neared US 45, it intersected Sucarnoochee Road where it snapped additional large softwood tree limbs. Just west of US 45 along Douglas Quarters Road, several large hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted or snapped near their base, falling on top of hunting cabins and mobile homes, which resulted in minor to moderate damage. In addition, as the tornado moved northeast across George McDade Road, it peeled almost the entire tin roof off of an outbuilding storage unit at the Electric Mills Manufacturer Company. This tin was blown several yards across US 45 along Gossett Avenue, and was wrapped around snapped trees. Before the tornado lifted, it crossed US 45 to across Gossett Avenue, and littered the area with large uprooted and snapped hardwood trees near its base. .Southwest Clarke County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph Path Length /statute/: 7.02 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 11:36 PM CDT Start Location: 3 N Eucutta / Clarke County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.848 / -88.8748 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 11:46 PM CDT End Location: 7 NW Shubuta / Clarke County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.9264 / -88.7984 Summary: This tornado began along County Road 222 in southwestern Clarke County. Initial damage consisted of snapped tree branches and several snapped or uprooted trees. The tornado continued northeast through a wooded area as it passed over Beaverdam Creek. Damage continued along and just off County Road 210, where buildings located on private property sustained roof damage with pieces of tin lofted towards County Road 210. In addition, two metal high tension power line V-trusses were toppled just north of County Road 210, which is where the highest wind speed of 110 mph was assessed. The tornado tracked further northeast into a large wooded and rural area that was inaccessible. The tornado weakened by the time it reached County Road 250, where only several large limbs were down in addition to a chain link fence. Further weakening occurred with the tornado dissipating just northeast of County Road 250 before reaching County Road 275. .Central Clarke County Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 4.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 200.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 11:48 PM CDT Start Location: 7 NW Shubuta / Clarke County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.938 / -88.7868 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 11:52 PM CDT End Location: 3 SSW Quitman / Clarke County / MS End Lat/Lon: 31.9927 / -88.7429 Summary: This tornado began around county road 273, several trees were uprooted and blocking the road. One home had minor shingle damage. The tornado continued to the NNE and crossed county road 270. Tree damage was noted across the fields on both sides. As the tornado crossed county road 280, it weakened and was mostly large limbs down. A few trees were down here with one on an older church building. The whole building collapse. The tornado increased in intensity again as it crossed county road 114. Here numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado dissipated just beyond this location. Maximum estimated winds were 95 mph and rated EF1. .Northeast Quitman Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 113 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.13 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400.0 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 11:55 PM CDT Start Location: 1 SSE Quitman / Clarke County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 32.0247 / -88.7102 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 12:02 AM CDT End Location: 5 NNE Quitman / Clarke County / MS End Lat/Lon: 32.1072 / -88.6737 Summary: This tornado touched down on the south edge of the Archusa Creek Water Park along Ridgewood Rd. Mostly large limbs were downed here, but there was a couple trees downed and a power line. The tornado then crossed a portion of the Quitman Country Club golf course and here several trees were uprooted. Damage increased to EF1 along Woodland Hills Dr with a few dozen snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado weakened as it crossed highway 18, Conoco Ln and US Highway 45. Each of these locations had numerous large limbs down and a couple trees. The intensity increased to EF1 as it crossed county road 142 with numerous snapped trees. As the tornado traversed and crossed county road 140, it reached peak intensity of EF2. Extensive tree damage occurred as a corridor of both hardwood and softwood trees were 'mowed' down in a distinct zone at the center of the path. Also, 7-9 power poles were broken here. The high-end timber damage continue north of county road 140 as it passed through a small portion of the eastern side of Clarke County State Park. The last noted minor tree damage was along county road 147. 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. $$ JC/CE/JE/FB/DB/TW/BP/LM/DC/ME