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580 NOUS43 KTOP 022354 PNSTOP KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-030815- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 653 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/1/2018 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #4... .TORNADO #4 - Clay County... RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 12 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: May 1, 2018 START TIME: 8:56pm CDT START LOCATION: 1/2 mile northeast of Oak Hill END DATE: May 1, 2018 END TIME: 9:12pm CDT END LOCATION: 4 miles south of Clay Center SURVEY SUMMARY: This tornado moved across a sparsely populated area that hit only a few damage indicators. Path end point estimated based on radar 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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. $$ Skow