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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
636 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2020
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/30/20 TORNADO EVENT
HIGH-BASED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE WEST CENTRAL
PANHANDLES MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED EAST,
THEY CROSSED A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED DRYLINE, WITH CLOUD BASES
LOWERING CONSIDERABLY. ADDITIONALLY, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE EAST
PRESENT ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE DRYLINE, THESE STORMS MOVED
INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILES CONDUCIVE FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. FURTHERMORE, THE PRESENCE OF THE
DRYLINE ALLOWED FOR THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LANDSPOUTS FOR
ANY STORMS THAT WERE LOCATED DIRECTLY ON OR VERY CLOSE TO THE
DRYLINE. TWO TORNADOES DID OCCUR - ONE IN CARSON COUNTY AND A
LANDSPOUT NORTH OF SUNRAY.
PANTEX 11 NORTH
RATING: EF-UNKNOWN
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: UNKNOWN
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.55 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50.0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/30/2020
START TIME: 05:22 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 10 N PANTEX / CARSON COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 35.47 / -101.57
END DATE: 03/30/2020
END TIME: 05:33 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 11 NNE PANTEX / CARSON COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 35.484 / -101.5095
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO REMAINED IN OPEN COUNTRY GRASSLANDS AND DID NO
VISIBLE DAMAGE. PATH DETAILS WERE ESTIMATED BASED ON CHASER
PICTURES/REPORTS AND RADAR.
SUNRAY 10 NORTH
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.21 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 20.0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/30/2020
START TIME: 05:50 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 10 N SUNRAY / SHERMAN COUNTY / TX
START LAT/LON: 36.1738 / -101.8499
END DATE: 03/30/2020
END TIME: 05:58 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 10 N SUNRAY / SHERMAN COUNTY / TX
END LAT/LON: 36.1709 / -101.8486
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A LANDSPOUT TORNADO, MOVING VERY LITTLE, REMAINED IN A FIELD AND
DID NO DAMAGE. LOCATION AND PATH DETAILS ARE ESTIMATED BASED ON
PICTURES FROM A LOCAL STORM SPOTTER.
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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