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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM

1023 AM MDT Tue May 14 2024





...NWS Damage Survey for May 11, 2024 Tornado Event 



.TORNADO NORTHERN SANDOVAL COUNTY NM...



Rating:                 EF-UNKNOWN

Estimated Peak Wind:    UKN mph

Path Length /statute/:  0.25 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             May 11, 2024

Start Time:             1250 PM MDT

Start Location:         4 Miles East of Battleship Rock

Start Lat/Lon:          35.82 N / 106.58 W



End Date:               May 11, 2024

End Time:               1253 PM MDT

End Location:           4 Miles East of Battleship Rock

End Lat/Lon:            35.82 N / 106.58 W



Survey Summary: 



The damage survey team used video submitted to broadcast media to

pinpoint the location of the tornado however the survey found few

if any damage indicators for a damage rating. The only tree 

damage may have been from prior high winds and fire. A couple of 

ranches and residences along with a neighborhood to the southeast 

of the location did not have any damages or downed trees in a 

pattern consistent with tornado damage. Other roads were 

restricted and the survey could not access areas where tornado 

damage was suspected from utilizing radar rotational track 

information. The survey did determine that the elevation at which 

this tornado occurred was at 8150 feet above sea level.



Overpeck



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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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