PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
823 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/27/2014 TORNADO EVENT...

...PRELIMINARY INFORMATION...

.TORNADO #1...PARON/MAYFLOWER/VILONIA TORNADO...

DAMAGE SURVEYS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. HOWEVER...THE TORNADO
HAS BEEN RATED AT LEAST AN EF-3.

THE TORNADO STARTED JUST INSIDE THE PULASKI COUNTY LINE...
4 MILES NORTH OF LAKE NORRELL. THERE IS AN APPARENT CONTINUOUS
DAMAGE PATH FOR AT LEAST 29.2 MILES...NEARLY TO VILONIA...WHERE
THE SURVEY WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY APRIL 29TH.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED ONCE SURVEYS HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFES 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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