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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
358 PM CDT Thu May 23 2019


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/18/19 TORNADO OUTBREAK - UPDATE #2...
...TWO MORE TORNADO TRACKS...


.Northern Schleicher County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             2:10 AM CDT 
Start Location:         12 miles north of Eldorado
Start Lat/Lon:          31.0644/-100.6024

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               2:13 AM CDT 
End Location:           14.5 miles north of Eldorado
End Lat/Lon:            31.0770/-100.6100


.Eastern Runnels County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-3
Estimated Peak Wind:    145 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1 mile
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               None

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             757 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 miles northeast of Benoit
Start Lat/Lon:          31.8350/-99.7789

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               805 AM CDT 
End Location:           2 miles southeast of Crews
End Lat/Lon:            31.9053/-99.7400 

.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:    145 mph
Path Length /statute/:  18.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1.0 miles
Fatalities:             None
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             May 18 2019
Start Time:             652 AM
Start Location:         4 miles northeast of Mereta
Start Lat/Lon:          31.5140/-100.0924

End Date:               May 18 2019
End Time:               735 AM
End Location:           1.9 miles west northwest of Ballinger
End Lat/Lon:            31.7542/-99.9737

.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: At least six to seven 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
tornadoes destroyed many trees, power poles, several large steel
high tension towers and outbuildings.

The National Weather Service wishes to thank the following for their 
assistance on these damage surveys: Homeowners, 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 was 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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