[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 5/18/2011 6:07:57 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
600 PM EDT WED MAY 18 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA...

LOCATION...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RED LION ROAD AND NORTHEAST
AVENUE IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.
DATE...MAY 18, 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...150 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 FEET
PATH LENGTH...300 FEET
* FATALITIES...0
* 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 HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO IN NORTHEAST
PHILADELPHIA. 

THE LAST CONFIRMED TORNADO IN PHILADELPHIA OCCURRED LATE IN THE 
AFTERNOON ON JANUARY 18, 1999. IT WAS AN F0 TORNADO (OLD SCALE) AND 
IT STRUCK AT MARCONI PLAZA IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA. A TOTAL OF 18 
PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

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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