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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1227 PM CDT Wed May 22 2019

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR THE 05/21/2019 TORNADO EVENT...

Storm surveys for at least four other tornadoes are ongoing and 
will be posted later this afternoon.

.TORNADO #1 - DICKINSON COUNTY...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  7.69 MILES - NOT CONTINUOUS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   100 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             05/21/2019 
START TIME:             4:32 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         4.2 MILES SSE OF ENTERPRISE
START LAT/LON:          38.8433, -97.1004

END DATE:               05/21/2019
END TIME:               4:48 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           3.4 MILES SOUTH OF CHAPMAN
END_LAT/LON:            38.9259, -97.0105

This tornado stayed in rural areas of Dickinson County, damaging
trees and powerlines. The track was intermittent in nature based
on spotter reports. The information on this track is preliminary
and will be updated in the coming weeks as additional data is 
reviewed. 

TORNADO #2 - DICKINSON AND GEARY COUNTIES...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  17.73 MILES - NOT CONTINUOUS
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             05/21/2019 
START TIME:             4:52 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         1.5 MILES EAST OF CHAPMAN
START LAT/LON:          38.9794, -96.9923

END DATE:               05/21/2019
END TIME:               5:23 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           4.7 MILES ENE OF MILFORD
END_LAT/LON:            39.2026, -96.8309

This tornado stayed in rural areas of Dickinson and Geary 
counties and was intermittent in nature. Based on radar and 
spotter reports, this tornado was at its largest as it crossed 
Milford Lake. No damage reports have been received from this 
tornado. The information on this track is preliminary and will be 
updated in the coming weeks as additional data is reviewed. 

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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SKOW