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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
422 PM CDT WED SEP 30 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/29/2026 TORNADO EVENT
SE CLAUDE TORNADO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.98 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/29/2026
START TIME: 07:12 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SE CLAUDE / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 35.0658 / -101.3167
END DATE: 09/29/2026
END TIME: 07:15 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 SE CLAUDE / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 35.0731 / -101.3019
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO WAS DOCUMENTED BY SPOTTERS VIA PICTURES AND VIDEO.
NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND WITH THIS TORNADO AS INDICATORS ARE SPARSE.
PATH LENGTH WAS ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
VFW ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EFU
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: N/A
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.59 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 09/29/2026
START TIME: 09:37 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 6 N CANYON / RANDALL COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 35.0752 / -101.95
END DATE: 09/29/2026
END TIME: 09:43 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 7 N CANYON / RANDALL COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 35.0819 / -101.9436
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO WAS OBSERVED BY MULTIPLE SPOTTERS WITH PICTURE AND
VIDEO EVIDENCE. THE TORNADO DEVELOPED IN A FIELD TO THE WEST OF
VFR ROAD AND SOUTH OF LONE STAR ROAD. IT MOVED VERY LITTLE IN THE
FIELD AND DISSIPATED BEFORE CROSSING ANY ROADS. THERE WERE NO
DAMAGE INDICATORS TO ASSESS A FURTHER RATING.
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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
JC/LF
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