[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 7/29/2009 8:49:02 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
836 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2009

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...JULY 29, 2009
ESTIMATED TIME...1:35 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...300 FEET 
PATH LENGTH...5 MILES 
FATALITIES...NONE
INJURIES...2

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR STROUDSBURG IN MONROE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON JULY 29,
2009.

THE TORNADO AFFECTED HAMILTON AND STROUD TOWNSHIPS IN SOUTHEAST
MONROE COUNTY, PA. FOUR LARGE FARM BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED, ALONG
WITH ONE SINGLE-FAMILY GARAGE. ROOFS WERE BLOWN OFF OF TWO HOUSES.
TWO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, ONE OF WHICH REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHI.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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