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   Message 674 of 1,256   
   Daryl Stout to All   
   Storm Damage Survey   
   02 Jun 13 22:02:48   
   
   PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED   
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR   
   815 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013   
      
   ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/30/2013 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #9...   
      
   .THIS STATEMENT ADDS DETAILS FROM TORNADOES NEAR MAUMELLE /PULASKI   
   COUNTY/...TULL /GRANT COUNTY/ AND BRINKLEY /MONROE COUNTY/. SO   
   FAR...ELEVEN TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FROM MAY 30TH AND   
   EARLY ON THE 31ST. ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION IS BELOW.   
      
   .TORNADO #1 /ROCKY TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90-100 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.8 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         2.25 N ROCKY / POLK COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.6241  / -94.3696   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           3 N ROCKY / POLK COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.6348 / -94.3640   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A METAL BARN...A SHED WAS DESTROYED...THE   
   ROOF OF A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED...AND MANY LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.   
      
   .TORNADO #2 /COVE TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-2   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    120-130 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  5.1 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   800 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               5   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         3.5 SW COVE / POLK COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.4051  / -94.4642   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           1.6 NE COVE / POLK COUNTY /   
   END LAT/LON:            34.4470  / -94.3885   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED...INCLUDING ONE BEING CRUSHED BY A   
   LARGE TREE...AND ANOTHER BEING ROLLED ONTO TWO VEHICLES.   
   ADDITIONALLY...TREES WERE DOWNED ONTO A HOUSE AND A BARN WAS   
   DESTROYED. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS LARGE TREES...POWER LINES AND   
   POWER POLES DOWNED AS WELL.   
      
   .TORNADO #3 /ROYAL TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    95-105 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  7.2 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   300 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         5.5 SW ROYAL / GARLAND COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.4672 / -93.3209   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           2.2 N ROYAL / GARLAND COUNTY /   
   END LAT/LON:            34.5431  / -93.2353   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   SEVERAL HOUSES WERE DAMAGED...MOSTLY DUE TO ROOF DAMAGE...BUT ONE   
   HOUSE LOST A ROOM THAT HAD BEEN ADDED ON. A MOBILE HOME AND TWO   
   TRAVEL TRAILERS WERE OVERTURNED...AND ANOTHER MOBILE HOME HAD ONE   
   END TORN OFF. A FEW BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. ONE   
   FALLING TREE CRUSHED A VAN...AND ANOTHER WENT THROUGH THE ROOF OF A   
   MOBILE HOME.   
      
   .TORNADO #4 /ODEN TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-2   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    120-130 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.4 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   400 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               2   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         2.9 SW ODEN / MONTGOMERY COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.6017  / -93.8294   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           0.6 NE ODEN / MONTGOMERY COUNTY /   
   END LAT/LON:            34.6268  / -93.7786   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THE ENTIRE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF A HOUSE...AND ANOTHER HOUSE WAS   
   DAMAGED. A NUMBER OF OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.   
   NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED OFF.   
      
   .TORNADO #5 /WICKES TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    95-105 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.4 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   200 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         2.7 SE WICKES / POLK COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.2776 / -94.3015   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           4 E WICKES / POLK COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.2987 / -94.2675   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   NUMEROUS LARGE TRESS BLOWN DOWN. MOBILE HOME AND HOUSE TRAILER   
   CRUSHED DUE TO FALLING TREES. HOME ROOF DAMAGE AND SHED METAL ROOF   
   BLOWN OFF.   
      
   .TORNADO #6 /SUGARLOAF TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-2   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    115-125 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  8.9 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   300 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               3   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         1.3 E ROSBORO / PIKE COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.2834 / -93.4865   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           1.2 NW BONNERDALE / HOT SPRING COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.3921 / -93.4001   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THIS TORNADO BEGAN IN PIKE COUNTY...MOVED INTO CLARK COUNTY...THEN   
   MOVED TO MONTGOMERY COUNTY...AND ENDED IN HOT SPRING COUNTY. A   
   MOBILE HOME WAS OVERTURNED AND DESTROYED...INJURING 3 PEOPLE. A   
   LARGE METAL BARN WAS BADLY DAMAGED. THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WAS DAMAGED.   
   NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. POWER LINES AND POLES   
   WERE BLOWN DOWN.   
      
   .TORNADO #7 /LAKE OUACHITA WATERSPOUT/TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    100-110 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.1 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   300 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   START LOCATION:         5.7 WNW MOUNTAIN PINE / GARLAND COUNTY /   
   START LAT/LON:          34.6020 / -93.2640   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME   
   END LOCATION:           9.2 N MOUNTAIN PINE / GARLAND COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.7051 / -93.1761   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THIS TORNADO BEGAN AS A WATERSPOUT IN LAKE OUACHITA. ITS STARTING   
   POINT WAS BASED ON VIDEO OF THE WATERSPOUT AND INTERVIEWS. THE   
   WATERSPOUT MOVED ONSHORE...BECOMING A TORNADO...ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST   
   OF LENA LANDING. AT THE END OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD COVE...A HUGE   
   NUMBER OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. THE FALLING TREES   
   DAMAGED A HOUSE AND A NUMBER OF CABINS. SOME OF THE CABINS HAD HOLES   
   POKED IN THEIR ROOFS. FARTHER AWAY FROM THE LAKE...LESSSENING   
   NUMBERS OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.   
      
   .TORNADO #8 /TULL TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90-100 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.4 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   75 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             1   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             936 PM CDT   
   START LOCATION:         0.8 SSW TULL / GRANT COUNTY /   
   LAT/LON:                34.4374 / -92.5827   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               937 PM CDT   
   END LOCATION:           0.8 SSE TULL / GRANT COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.4359 / -92.5753   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND BRIEFLY...AND CAUSED MAINLY TREE   
   DAMAGE. ONE TREE FELL ON A MOVING CAR ON MAIN STREET 0.8 MILE SOUTH   
   OF TULL. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. THERE WAS SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO   
   A COUPLE OF HOMES.   
      
   .TORNADO #9 /MAUMELLE TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90-100 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.2 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 30 2013   
   START TIME:             913 PM CDT   
   START LOCATION:         1.7 NNE MAUMELLE / PULASKI COUNTY /   
   LAT/LON:                34.8896 / -92.3925   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 30 2013   
   END TIME:               914 PM CDT   
   END LOCATION:           1.8 NNE MAUMELLE / PULASKI COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.8900 / -92.3898   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND BRIEFLY...AND WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE   
   OF A LARGE AREA OF STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE. THE TORNADO BLEW IN   
   THE NORTH DOORS OF A METAL BUILDING...AND PUSHED OUT THE SOUTH WALL.   
   A MOBILE HOME WAS MOVED OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION. NUMEROUS TREES WERE   
   UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.   
      
   .TORNADO #10 /BRINKLEY SOUTHWEST TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80-90 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.3 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               0   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 31 2013   
   START TIME:             1238 AM CDT   
   START LOCATION:         5.6 SW BRINKLEY / MONROE COUNTY /   
   LAT/LON:                34.8231 / -91.2550   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 31 2013   
   END TIME:               1239 AM CDT   
   END LOCATION:           5.3 SW BRINKLEY / MONROE COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.8264 / -91.2501   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THE TORNADO DOWNED OR SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES IN A CEMETARY. AN   
   ADJACENT BUILDING SUFFERED SOME ROOF DAMAGE AND WAS COVERED WITH A   
   TARP.   
      
   .TORNADO #11 /BRINKLEY NORTHEAST TORNADO/...   
      
   RATING:                 EF-1   
   ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90-100 MPH   
   PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.3 MILES   
   PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   100 YARDS   
   FATALITIES:             0   
   INJURIES:               1   
      
   START DATE:             MAY 31 2013   
   START TIME:             1247 AM CDT   
   START LOCATION:         1.4 E BRINKLEY / MONROE COUNTY /   
   LAT/LON:                34.8869 / -91.1708   
      
   END DATE:               MAY 31 2013   
   END TIME:               1252 AM CDT   
   END LOCATION:           3.3 NE BRINKLEY / MONROE COUNTY /   
   END_LAT/LON:            34.9115 / -91.1438   
      
   SURVEY_SUMMARY:   
   THE TORNADO BEGAN AROUND GREENLEE PARK ON THE EAST SIDE OF BRINKLEY   
   AND TRACKED MOSTLY TO THE NORTH. TREES WERE DOWNED OR SNAPPED...   
   WITH A ROOF PARTIALLY REMOVED FROM A HOUSE. A OCCUPANT IN THE HOUSE   
   HAD MINOR INJURIES. A FEW OTHER BUILDINGS HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE.   
   AS THE TORNADO WAS DISSIPATING...A COUPLE OF TRACTOR TRAILERS WERE   
   BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 40.   
      
   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.   
      
   SURVEYS ARE ONGOING...AND FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED ON EACH   
   TORNADO ONCE THE SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED.   
      
   $$   
      
      
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