PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   135 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012   
      
   ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 12/20/2012 TORNADO EVENT...   
      
   .TORNADO # 1...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    86-95 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.64 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               1   
      
   START DATE:             DEC 20 2012   
   START TIME:             125 AM CST   
   START LOCATION:         2.75 W SHERIDAN / GRANT / AR   
   START LAT/LON:          34.2969 / -92.4480   
      
   END DATE:               DEC 20 2012   
   END TIME:               126 AM CST   
   END LOCATION:           2.12 W SHERIDAN / GRANT / AR   
   END LAT/LON:            34.2994 / -92.4372   
      
   SURVEY SUMMARY: A DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE WAS DESTROYED. THE ROOF OF A   
   HOUSE WAS BADLY DAMAGED. A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL HOUSES HAD MINOR   
   ROOF DAMAGE...AND ONE HAD SOME WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. SEVERAL SHOP   
   BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. TREES AND POWER LINE WERE   
   BLOWN DOWN.   
      
   IN SHERIDAN...A NUMBER OF HOUSES AND A CHURCH HAD SHINGLES BLOWN   
   OFF. ROOFS WERE TORN OFF AN OIL COMPANY AND A MASONIC LODGE...AND   
   PART OF THE ROOF WAS TORN A CONSIGNMENT SHOP. TREES AND POWER LINES   
   WERE BLOWN DOWN AS WELL. THIS DAMAGE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A BOW ECHO   
   /BOWED OUT LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS/ MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.   
      
   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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