[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 5/24/2011 2:18:43 PM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
210 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA...

LOCATION...FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
DATE...5/23/11
ESTIMATED TIME...725 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS 
PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES 
FATALITIES...NONE
INJURIES...NONE

* 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 FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN CARBON COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ON
5/23/11.

AN EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP IN SOUTHERN
CARBON COUNTY. ONE HOME SUFFERED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL OTHER
HOMES EXPERIENCED MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
EITHER KNOCKED DOWN OR SNAPPED.
 
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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