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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
326 PM CDT Tue Jul 9 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/08/2024 Tornado Event...



.Jasper Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             07/08/2024
Start Time:             11:01 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 S Jasper / Jasper County / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          30.8611 / -94.0058

End Date:               07/08/2024
End Time:               11:16 AM CDT
End Location:           5 NW Jasper / Jasper County / TX
End Lat/Lon:            30.9764 / -94.0616

Survey Summary:
A National Weather Service storm survey revealed that an EF-
2 tornado impacted areas near Jasper, Texas. The tornado touched
down somewhere in the Little Walnut Run Valley and tracked
8.6 miles to the northwest lifting somewhere in the Indian Creek
Valley.  The tornado also tracked through the west side of the
city of Jasper.  Numerous power poles and trees were snapped or
uprooted. Numerous homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged.
The tornado weakened as it crossed Highway 190 in Jasper, only to
regain EF-2 strength as it crossed Houston Street in a wooded
area. There was one injury associated with this tornado.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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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