Public Information Statements Issued by NWS Norman for the May 31-June 1, 2013 Tornado and Flash Flood Event

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  758 AM CDT WED JUN 5 2013 ...UPDATE ON MAY 31 EL RENO TORNADO...   METEOROLOGISTS WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA AND THE CENTER FOR SEVERE WEATHER RESEARCH CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MAY 31 EL RENO TORNADO. PLEASE NOTE: THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND NOT OFFICIAL. METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUE TO COLLECT AND INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL DATA. WITH THIS INVESTIGATION... THE TORNADO HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN EF5 TORNADO BASED ON VELOCITY DATA FROM THE RESEARCH MOBILE RADAR DATA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA RAXPOL RADAR AND THE DOPPLER ON  WHEELS RADARS FROM THE CENTER FOR SEVERE WEATHER RESEARCH. IN  ADDITION... THE WIDTH OF TORNADO WAS MEASURED BY THE MOBILE RADAR DATA TO BE 2.6 MILES AFTER THE TORNADO PASSED EAST OF US HIGHWAY 81 SOUTH OF EL RENO. THIS WIDTH IS THE WIDTH OF THE TORNADO ITSELF AND DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS NEAR THE TORNADO AS  DETERMINED BY THE HIGH-RESOLUTION MOBILE RADAR DATA. THE 2.6 MILE TORNADO PATH WIDTH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE WIDEST TORNADO ON RECORD IN THE UNITED STATES. .EL RENO TORNADO RATING:                 EF5 PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  16.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   2.6 MILES FATALITIES:             N/A INJURIES:               N/A START DATE:             MAY 31 2013 START TIME:             6:03 PM CDT START LOCATION:         8.3 WSW OF EL RENO /CANADIAN COUNTY /OK NEAR COURTNEY ROAD ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF REUTER ROAD START LAT/LON:          35.495 / -98.095 END DATE:               MAY 31 2013 END TIME:               6:43 PM CDT END LOCATION:           6.2 ESE OF EL RENO /CANADIAN COUNTY /OK NEAR INTERSTATE 40 AND BANNER ROAD END LAT/LON:            35.502 / -97.848 $$   SMITH/GARFIELD/SPEHEGER/AUSTIN