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NOUS44 KMOB 062047
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
347 PM CDT THU AUG 6 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/18/2026 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #3
UPDATE
FURTHER REVIEW OF AVAILABLE NISAR AND PLANET SATELLITE
IMAGERY HELPED REVEAL ANOTHER EF0 TORNADO THAT OCCURRED WITH THE
JUNE 18TH TORNADO EVENT. THIS MARKS THE 13TH TORNADO TO BE
CONFIRMED FOR THIS EVENT. DETAILS ON THIS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
AVERA
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.29 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 90 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/18/2026
START TIME: 09:04 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 ESE AVERA / GREENE COUNTY / MS
START LAT/LON: 31.2754 / -88.6989
END DATE: 06/18/2026
END TIME: 09:09 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 E AVERA / GREENE COUNTY / MS
END LAT/LON: 31.3001 / -88.6731
SURVEY SUMMARY:
ANOTHER EF0 TORNADO WAS FOUND VIA NISAR AND PLANET SATELLITE
IMAGERY IN RURAL GREENE COUNTY SOUTHEAST OF AVERA. THE TORNADO
OCCURRED ALMOST SOLELY IN FOREST, BEGINNING NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY
63 NEAR WILLIAM ROBERTS ROAD. THIS TORNADO CAUSED MINOR TREE
DAMAGE ALONG ITS TRACK, MAINLY WITH DAMAGE TO TREETOPS AND THE
OCCASIONAL UPROOT. A WEAK RADAR TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURE WAS ALSO
NOTED OFF KMOB RADAR COLLOCATED WITH A STRONG VELOCITY COUPLET.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
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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