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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
654 PM CDT WED MAY 27 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/26/26 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE 2
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF A BRIEF TORNADO
ACROSS RURAL PORTIONS OF MAVERICK COUNTY SEVERAL MILES NORTH OF
QUEMADO.
NORTH QUEMADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 65 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.52 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/26/2026
START TIME: 05:19 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 SE JIMENEZ / MAVERICK COUNTY / COA
START LAT/LON: 29.0314 / -100.6361
END DATE: 05/26/2026
END TIME: 05:22 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 SE JIMENEZ / MAVERICK COUNTY / COA
END LAT/LON: 29.0243 / -100.6335
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SEVERAL STORM CHASERS HAD REPORTED THAT A FUNNEL CLOUD MOVED
ACROSS US HIGHWAY 277 AND BRIEFLY FULLY CONDENSED TO THE GROUND
JUST EAST OF THE HIGHWAY FOR A SHORT TIME. SMALL BROKEN TREE
BRANCHES WERE NOTED OFF THE HIGHWAY, SUPPORTING EF0 DAMAGE.
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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