... NWS damage survey for 05/20/13 tornado event
.Beaver Lake tornado...
Rating: EF-1
estimated peak wind: 90-95 mph
path length /statute/: 0.8 miles
path width /maximum/: 270 yards
fatalities: 0
injuries: 0
Start date: may 20 2013
start time: 724 PM CDT
start location: 7.5 se Prairie Creek / Benton County / AR
start lat/lon: 36.3200 / -93.9296
End date: may 20 2013
end time: 725 PM CDT
end location: 7.8 ESE Prairie Creek / Benton County / AR
end_lat/lon: 36.3300 / -93.9235
Survey_summary: the tornado damaged one home... several boat docks and
snapped many Oak trees. The tornado was embedded in a wide swath of
damaging winds.
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.
