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Statement as of 03:52 am CDT on May 21, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Vichy-Rolla MO...

A daily record rainfall of 1.58 inches was set at Vichy-Rolla MO
yesterday. This breaks the old record of 1.20 set in 1947.



Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:08 PM CDT on May 21, 2013


... EF-0 tornado confirmed in Barton County...

* date... 5/20/13
* begin location... intersection of NW 10th Road and NW 70th Lane
* end location... NW 60th Road west of its intersection with NW
20th Lane
* estimated begin time... 603 PM
* estimated end time... 609 PM
* maximum ef-scale rating... EF-1
* estimated maximum wind speed... 95 mph
* estimated path width... 100 yards
* path length... 6.78 miles
* fatalities... 0
* injuries... 0
* begin lat/Lon... 37.5212 N / -94.4249 W
* end lat/Lon... 37.5897 N / -94.3372 W

* this preliminary information was determined by a National
Weather Service survey team and is subject to change pending
final review of the event and publication in National Weather
Service storm data.

Additional information...

An EF-1 tornado affected a rural area of Barton County... northwest
of Lamar. Trees and outbuildings were damaged.

This information can also be found on our website at
weather.Gov/sgf.

For reference... the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes
into the following categories:

EF0... wind speeds 65 to 85 mph.
EF1... wind speeds 86 to 110 mph.
EF2... wind speeds 111 to 135 mph.
EF3... wind speeds 136 to 165 mph.
EF4... wind speeds 166 to 200 mph.
EF5... wind speeds greater than 200 mph.


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