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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
514 PM CDT TUE OCT 25 2022

...NWS METEOROLOGISTS CURRENTLY SURVEYING STORM DAMAGE NEAR
JARRELL IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY TEXAS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX IS
CURRENTLY CONDUCTING A STORM SURVEY FOR THE AREA NEAR JARRELL IN
WILLIAMSON COUNTY TEXAS. THE SURVEY IS IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON OCTOBER 24, 2022.

METEOROLOGISTS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A TORNADO DID IN FACT OCCUR
NEAR JARRELL WITH AN ESTIMATED STRENGTH AS A STRONG EF-1
INTENSITY. HOWEVER, A FINAL REVIEW OF THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND 
SPEED HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.

A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A FINAL PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

THE STORM SURVEY INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EWX

&&

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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