THIS INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FURTHER REVIEW OF DOPPLER RADAR, STORM SPOTTER REPORTS AND STORM VIDEOS, WHICH ARE STILL ARRIVING INTO THE OFFICE. ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/07/2016 TORNADO EVENT... .TORNADO #1... RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 130 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 8 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 440 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 07 2016 START TIME: 551 PM MDT START LOCATION: 2 N WRAY END DATE: MAY 07 2016 END TIME: 616 PM MDT END LOCATION: 10 NNE WRAY TORNADO PATH WAS ONLY SURVEYED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MILES NORTH OF WRAY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 385. TORNADO LIKELY CONTINUED WELL NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WRAY BUT LACK OF ROADS PREVENTED FURTHER SURVEY. THREE RESIDENCES AND TWO BUSINESSES NORTH OF WRAY WERE IMPACTED...MAJORITY OF TRACK WAS OVER OPEN COUNTRY. .TORNADO #2... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 07 2016 START TIME: 410 PM MDT START LOCATION: 4 N HEARTSTRONG END DATE: MAY 07 2016 END TIME: 411 PM MDT END LOCATION: 5 N HEARTSTRONG .TORNADO #3... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 07 2016 START TIME: 454 PM MDT START LOCATION: 4 N ECKLEY END DATE: MAY 07 2016 END TIME: 458 PM MDT END LOCATION: 7 N ECKLEY .TORNADO #4... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1 MILE PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: MAY 07 2016 START TIME: 539 PM MDT START LOCATION: 3 S WRAY END DATE: MAY 07 2016 END TIME: 541 PM MDT END LOCATION: 2 S WRAY 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. |