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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
307 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2019
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 6/22/2019 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CREW DETERMINED TWO TORNADOES
PRODUCED EF-0 DAMAGE TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF GOODNIGHT, TEXAS.
DAMAGE FROM THESE TORNADOES WAS OBSERVED TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE
NORTH OF US 287, MAINLY BETWEEN ARMSTRONG COUNTY ROADS 29 AND 30.
THE FIRST TORNADO BEGAN AROUND 10:43 PM, WHERE MINOR VEGETATION
DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE CANYON. AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTH,
A CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED, AS WELL AS ONE HOME.
THIS FIRST TORNADO MOVED EAST AND NORTHEAST, BEFORE DISSIPATING BEFORE
REACHING US287.
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE SECOND TORNADO DEVELOPED TO THE NORTH
AND WEST OF WHERE THE FIRST TORNADO DISSIPATED. THIS TORNADO MOVED
DUE NORTH AT FIRST, PRODUCING MINOR TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN
TURNED NORTHWEST, CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONE CABIN HOME, CREATING A DEBRIS
FIELD TO THE NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHEAST. THIS TORNADO
CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHWEST, COMPLETELY DESTROYING ANOTHER CENTER
PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM. JUST AFTER 11 PM, THE SECOND TORNADO
DISSIPATED AS WELL.
EAST OF GOODNIGHT - SOUTH OF 287
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.62 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50.0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2019
START TIME: 10:43 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 4 SE GOODNIGHT / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 34.9992 / -101.1359
END DATE: 06/22/2019
END TIME: 10:49 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 E GOODNIGHT / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 35.0263 / -101.108
SURVEY SUMMARY:
DAMAGE FIRST NOTED IN THE CANYON, JUST BEFORE THE FIRST DAMAGE POINT.
THE TORNADO DAMAGED ABOUT A QUARTER OF A WATER FILLED CENTER
PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM SOUTH OF US 287 AND WEST OF ARMSTRONG
COUNTY ROAD 29. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE
TO THE ROOF OF ONE HOUSE BEFORE DISSIPATING BEFORE CROSSING THE
HIGHWAY.
EAST OF GOODNIGHT - NORTH OF 287
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.18 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200.0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/22/2019
START TIME: 10:55 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 E GOODNIGHT / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 35.0339 / -101.0967
END DATE: 06/22/2019
END TIME: 11:04 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 4 ENE GOODNIGHT / ARMSTRONG COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 35.062 / -101.1098
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THIS TORNADO FORMED JUST AS THE FIRST TORNADO DISSIPATED. THE
TORNADO BEGAN JUST NORTH OF US287 ON THE EAST SIDE OF ARMSTRONG
COUNTY ROAD 30, WHERE MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. AS THE
TORNADO INITIALLY MOVED DUE NORTH, THE STORM DAMAGED SEVERAL
TREES AND ONE CABIN. THE STORM PRODUCED DAMAGE TO OVER HALF OF
THE ROOFING DECK, BLOWING PORTIONS OF THE ROOF TO THE NORTHEAST,
NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHEAST. AS THE STORM CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTH
AND WEST, THE TORNADO BLEW SEVERAL EMPTY TRUCK CONTAINERS TO
THE WEST, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ONE POWER POLE.
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
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
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