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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Little Rock AR
711 PM CDT Sun Jun 18 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for June 18, 2023 Logan County Tornado - Update 1...

.Prairie View Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   700.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/18/2023
Start Time:             01:12 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Scranton / Logan County / AR
Start Lat/Lon:          35.3259 / -93.552

End Date:               06/18/2023
End Time:               01:17 AM CDT
End Location:           3 ESE Morrison Bluff / Logan County / AR
End Lat/Lon:            35.3638 / -93.4689

Survey Summary:
This tornado begin just downstream of Prairie Mountain southwest
of Fox Road. Five of the six chicken houses were completely
destroyed. Some of the debris was blown across Fox Road into an
adjacent tree line. The tornado continued northeast crossing
Highway 288 removing the roofing material off of a house and a
couple more chicken houses sustained damage. A two car garage was
blown off the foundation; no wall attachments were found
connected to the slab. The tornado crossed Highway 109 and
Hillcrest Lane uprooting trees and removing the roofing material
off of an outbuilding while completely flattening another. The
tornado continued northeast crossing Stoney Point Road, Weiterer
Road, Grenwelge Lane, to the intersection of Dublin Road and
Highway 197 at Dublin. The tornado uprooted some hardwood trees
in this location before lifting. This tornado had maximum
estimated winds of 120 mph and was rated an EF2.

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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 event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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