PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
406 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/29/2013 TORNADO EVENT...

.TORNADO #1...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    65-85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  3.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JAN 29 2013
START TIME:             851 PM CST
START LOCATION:         3.7 ENE MONTICELLO /DREW COUNTY/
START LAT/LON:          33.6486 / -91.7432

END DATE:               JAN 29 2013
END TIME:               856 PM CST
END LOCATION:           7.3 ENE MONTICELLO /DREW COUNTY/
END_LAT/LON:            33.6746 / -91.6896

SURVEY_SUMMARY:
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ONE TREE KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES AND BROKE
A UTILITY POLE. SEVERAL HOUSES HAD SHINGLE DAMAGE. PART OF THE ROOF OF A
MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF. ONE CARPORT WAS BLOWN DOWN...AND ANOTHER ONE
WAS BLOWN INTO A TREE LINE. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED.

THE SURVEY TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE OTHER AREAS...AND UPDATES
WILL BE PROVIDED AS WARRANTED.

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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

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