PNSALY CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063>066- 082>084-VTZ013>015-232230- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 627 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO IN EAST LITCHFIELD...THOMASTON...AND TERRYVILLE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS STRAIGHT LINE WINDS FROM SHARON TO LITCHFIELD IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT... LOCATION...EAST LITCHFIELD IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT DATE...JULY 21 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...335 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS PATH LENGTH...ONE QUARTER MILE *FATALITIES...NONE *INJURIES...NONE *NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT LOCATION...THOMASTON IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT DATE...JULY 21 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...350 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...200 YARDS *FATALITIES...NONE *INJURIES...NONE *NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT LOCATION...TERRYVILLE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CT DATE...JULY 21 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...405 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...200 YARDS *FATALITIES...NONE *INJURIES...NONE *NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT LOCATION...SHARON TO LITCHFIELD IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY CONNECTICUT DATE...JULY 21 2010 ESTIMATED TIME...305 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH ESTIMATED PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2 MILES *FATALITIES...NONE *INJURIES...NONE *NOTE THESE NUMBERS COULD CHANGE AFTER ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT ...SUMMARY... A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TEAM SURVEYED DAMAGE IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY FROM SUPERCELLS THAT CROSSED THE COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 21 2010. THE SUPERCELL PRODUCED INTERMITTENT DAMAGE ALONG A TRACK FROM SHARON TO TERRYVILLE. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WERE VERIFIED FROM SHARON TO LITCHFIELD. BRIEF TORNADIC TOUCHDOWNS WERE CONFIRMED IN EAST LITCHFIELD...THOMASTON...AND TERRYVILLE. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY TO HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. THERE WAS LITTLE EVIDENCE OF DIRECT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WERE REPORTED. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ ROK/SND/RAG/DML/MC/TAW/KGM/KL