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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
240 PM CDT Thu May 26 2022

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/23/2022 Tornado Event...

.Overview...
Late afternoon on Monday, May 23, a cluster of thunderstorms moving northeast out of SE New Mexico into the 
NW South Plains and interacted with an outflow boundary moving northwest out of the Permian Basin.
This caused a storm on the southern flank of the cluster to begin to rotate and become supercellular
and take a more easterly, then southeasterly track. As the storm intensified it also became cyclic
in behavior, and its forward speed varied from about 5 mph to about 20 mph. The storm produced its first
brief tornado across northern Cochran County shortly before 7 pm Monday afternoon, with the final observed
tornado ending around 9 pm Monday evening just northwest of the town of Levelland in north-central Hockley County.
The National Weather Service at Lubbock conducted a ground survey on Tuesday, May 24. Many roads across the
affected area were closed due to flooding, which limited access to where the tornadoes tracked. In addition, 
radar data was provided by the Texas Tech Atmospheric Science Group and the NSSL TORUS Field Campaign from one
of their mobile Ka-band radars, and was useful for determining the location and timing of several of the
tornadoes.

.Northern Cochran County...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  1 mile
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             06:50 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 SE Maple / Cochran County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.8136 / -102.8465

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               06:55 PM CDT
End Location:           4 SE Maple / Cochran County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.8143 / -102.8292

Survey Summary:
Brief, needle-like tornado that became rain-wrapped observed by storms chasers.
No damage was observed or reported. 


.Near Enochs...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1400.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             07:03 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 SSW Enochs / Cochran County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.8093 / -102.786

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               07:18 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SSW Enochs / Bailey County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.8342 / -102.7815

Survey Summary:
Instantaneous width and center fix estimated from TTU-Ka1 radar data. Due to the lack of 
damage indicators, the width of the tornado may have been wider than the surveyed extent.
Extensive photo and video evidence of a wide, dusty, wedge tornado with numerous sub-vortices
present at times.


.Bailey-Cochran County Line...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  1.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             07:13 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 SSE Enochs / Cochran County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.8213 / -102.7178

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               07:22 PM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Enochs / Bailey County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.835 / -102.7157

Survey Summary:
While the larger tornado south of Enochs was occluding, a new circulation developed to the east,
and a brief, small tornado was reported by numerous chasers, including NWS spotters. No damage
observed or reported. TTU-Ka1 also sampled this tornado.


.Northeast Cochran County...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  1.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             07:40 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 W Pep / Cochran County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.7937 / -102.6694

End Date:               05/25/2022
End Time:               07:45 PM CDT
End Location:           5 WSW Pep / Cochran County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.788 / -102.6433

Survey Summary:
Short-lived, small tornado. Track estimated by TTU-Ka radar data.


.Northwest Hockley County...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.93 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             08:06 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 SW Pep / Hockley County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.7802 / -102.5942

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               08:11 PM CDT
End Location:           2 S Pep / Hockley County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.7821 / -102.5608

Survey Summary:
Storm chaser footage of a brief, small tornado in an open field. Wooden power poles
blown down at the intersection of FM 597 and FM 303, 2 miles south of Pep. NWS survey
crew was unable to reach the damage area due to flooded roads.

.Pettit_1...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  1.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             08:28 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 NNE Whiteface / Hockley County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.6627 / -102.5785

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               08:32 PM CDT
End Location:           4 NE Whiteface / Hockley County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.6542 / -102.5644

Survey Summary:
Short-lived, small tornado. Track estimated by TTU-Ka radar data.


.Pettit_2...

Rating:                 EF-Unknown
Estimated Peak Wind:    N/A
Path Length /statute/:  0.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   N/A
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             08:37 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 NE Whiteface / Hockley County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.664 / -102.5559

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               08:39 PM CDT
End Location:           5 NE Whiteface / Hockley County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.6636 / -102.5482

Survey Summary:
Short-lived, small tornado. Track estimated by TTU-Ka radar data.


.Pettit_Coble...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1420 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/23/2022
Start Time:             08:40 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 ENE Whiteface / Hockley County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          33.6266 / -102.5438

End Date:               05/23/2022
End Time:               08:58 PM CDT
End Location:           7 WSW Whitharral / Hockley County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            33.6829 / -102.4312

Survey Summary:
The survey found several locations along FM 303 with wooden power poles snapped at the base
and two oil pump jacks overturned. The damage survey could not be continued farther east as
roads were closed due to flooding. The remaining tornado track and end point estimated by
KLBB WSR-88D Data.

&&

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.

NWS Lubbock thanks the Texas Tech-Atmospheric Science group and NSSL
for their contributions of radar data.

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