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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 PM EDT MON APR 15 2019
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/15/19 TORNADO EVENT
UPDATED INFORMATION ON LAUREL DELAWARE TORNADO
START LOCATION...LAUREL IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE
END LOCATION...SEAFORD IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE
DATE...APRIL 15, 2019
ESTIMATED TIME...3:38 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 TO 400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...6.2 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.5729/-75.5929
ENDING LAT/LON...38.6270/-75.5042
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...1
..SUMMARY
A TORNADO TRAVELED FROM WOODLAND FERRY ROAD NORTHEAST TO PEPPER
ROAD. ONE BARN WAS DESTROYED. A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE, RESULTING IN
ONE INJURY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL OTHER
HOMES AND BARNS. MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE TORNADO PATH,
AND A FEW WERE SNAPPED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO
EXTEND OUR THANKS TO SUSSEX COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE IN THIS DAMAGE SURVEY.
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 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH
* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
SFJ
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