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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Mon May 06 2002 - 20:36:43 EDT

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Here is the NWS survey information:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
615 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2002

...TORNADO SURVEY INFORMATION FOR HAPPY TEXAS TORNADO...

BASED ON A JOINT DAMAGE SURVEY BY OFFICIALS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WIND SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER...THE TORNADO THAT HIT HAPPY TEXAS ON
MAY 5 2002 WAS RATED F2 ON THE FUJITA SCALE. THE DAMAGE SURVEY
SUGGESTS WIND SPEEDS IN THE 115 TO 130 MPH RANGE WHICH PLACES IT IN
THE LOWER END OF F2.

THERE WERE TWO TORNADOES IN NORTHERN SWISHER COUNTY ON THE EVENING
OF MAY 5. THE FIRST DEVELOPED AT 630 PM ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF
HAPPY. THIS TORNADO DISSIPATED JUST WEST OF TOWN. A SECOND
TORNADO DEVELOPED ON THE WEST EDGE OF HAPPY AND AFFECTED THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY. THIS TORNADO MOVED EAST AND DISSIPATED
ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF HAPPY.

THE SECOND TORNADO RESULTED IN 2 DEATHS AND 4 INJURIES. DAMAGE
ESTIMATES ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

ALTHOUGH THIS STORM CAUSED CASAULTIES...THE NWS STRONGLY SUSPECTS
THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ADDITIONAL CASUALITIES HAD THE INTEGRATED
WARNING SYSTEM NOT WORKED. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...IN CLOSE
COOPERATION WITH STORM SPOTTERS...ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING AT 633
PM...12 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE DAMAGE IN HAPPY. CITIZENS RECEIVED THE
WARNING THROUGH TV AND RADIO STATIONS AS WELL AS FROM LOCAL TORNADO
SIRENS. THESE ALERTS ALLOWED MANY RESIDENTS TO SEEK SHELTER BEFORE
THE TORNADO STRUCK.

At 06:19 AM 5/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Here is more information on the Happy, TX tornado.

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