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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
808 PM CDT Fri May 1 2020

...Public Information Statement...

...Updated to lengthen length of Tornado #2 based off new survey
information in Sevier County, Arkansas...

...NWS Damage Survey For 04/28/20 Tornado Event in McCurtain
County, Oklahoma...

.Tornado #1 - Northern McCurtain County southeast of Bethel,
Oklahoma...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/28/2020
Start Time:             10:05 PM CDT
Start Location:         7 NNW Hochatown / McCurtain County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          34.2965 / -94.7318

End Date:               04/28/2020
End Time:               10:10 PM CDT
End Location:           5 N Hochatown / McCurtain County / OK
End Lat/Lon:            34.2739 / -94.6823

Summary: The tornado touched down along Johnny Beavers Trail Rd,
snapping and uprooting numerous trees. Several RVs and vehicles
were significantly damaged by snapped and uprooted trees. The
tornado crossed the northern section of Broken Bow Lake, snapping
and uprooting several more trees before lifting along the eastern
shore of the lake. End Point Reference: 5 N Hochatown


.Tornado #2 - Northeast McCurtain County, Ok. southeast into 
Northern Sevier County, Ar... 

.McCurtain-Sevier...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    125 mph
Path Length /statute/:  20.13 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/28/2020
Start Time:             10:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         8 E Hochatown / McCurtain County / OK
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1955 / -94.5133

End Date:               04/28/2020
End Time:               10:40 PM CDT
End Location:           6 NW Lockesburg / Sevier County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            34.0404 / -94.2328

Summary: The tornado began in a heavily wooded area along Union 
Valley Rd, snapping and uprooting numerous trees. It moved south- 
southeast, tossing two barges over 100 yards and lifting a large 
portion of the roof deck of a home, causing it to collapse. It 
continued along its path, completely destroying a single-wide 
manufactured home. The base frame of the home was twisted and 
tossed 100 yds to the east. Further to the south, another home 
sustained significant roof and structural damage when large gas 
tanks were tossed into it. The tornado snapped numerous trees 
along Cascade Creek Rd. and along Wyr 20000 Rd, as well as 
removing roofing material from another home on Union Valley Rd. 
before lifting. 

The tornado touched down again as it crossed into Sevier County, 
snapping and uprooting approximately 100 trees along Kellum Rd. 
The tornado continued to intermittently touch down several times 
as it moved through the county. It touched down along Bellah Mine 
Rd just as it crossed DeQueen Lake and then did more damage along
Story Creek Rd and DeQueen Lake Rd. Damage included minor metal 
roof damage to a garage of a home and mostly snapped and uprooted
trees. The damage swath broadened as the tornado approached US 
Route 71. It then crossed Crosstrails Rd, damaging the roofs of 
two chicken houses while uprooting and snapping approximately 50 
additional trees. The tornado continued on to cross US 59 where it
snapped trees, rolled and destroyed a single-wide mobile home and
partially damaged the roof of a farm building. The tornado 
snapped approximately 10 more trees before lifting. Tornado 
surveyed damage in Sevier County, Arkansas estimated that the 
strongest winds were EF-1 up to 105 mph. Additional observed 
damage downstream from this point was associated with straight- 
line winds. 

A special thanks goes out to McCurtain County and Sevier County 
emergency management for their assistance in locating damage 
during the surveys of this damage path. 

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. 

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