PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
127 PM EDT THU OCT 28 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...OCTOBER 27 2010
ESTIMATED TIME...705 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 TO 100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 TO 200 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.75 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.2615
ENDING LAT/LON...-80.3581
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON OCTOBER
27 2010.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR KENNSINGTON AVE THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST
TO SPAINHOUR RD...WITH INTERMITTENT TOUCHDOWNS IN BETWEEN. 25
HOMES WERE DAMAGED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE FORREST OAKS
COMMUNITY...WITH SEVERAL LARGE OAK TREES UPROOTED...6 ROOFS WERE
PARTIALLY TORN OFF...AND A FEW GARAGE DOORS BLOWN IN. AT THE END
OF THE PATH WHERE THE TORNADO LIFTED FOR THE LAST TIME CLOSE TO
SPAINHOUR ROAD...A LARGE WOODEN SHED WAS FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS
ROOF...AND SEVERAL 1 FOOT DIAMETER TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AT THEIR
BASE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RNK.

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.

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JACKSON

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
709 PM EDT WED OCT 27 2010

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...10/26/2010
ESTIMATED TIME...1114 PM EDT TO 1117 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100
MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2.25 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.343 / -80.295 ENDING LAT/LON...36.363/-80.263
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG VA HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR KING IN STOKES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 10/26/2010.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON MOUNTAIN VIEW CHURCH ROAD AS AN EF0.
IT THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST INCREASING IN STRENGTH AND REACHING ITS
MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND WIDTH AT FLAT SHOALS ROAD. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATED AS IT PASSED SIZEMORE
ROAD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED A WIDE SWATH OF TREE DAMAGE...WITH THE
TOPS OF MANY PINE TREES SNAPPED OFF. THERE WAS SOME MINOR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS WELL...WITH THE ROOFS OF A FEW BARNS BLOWN
OFF AND THROWN A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET. A CAR PORT ALSO COLLAPSED
CRUSHING A CAR.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RNK.

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.

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WERT/MATTAROCHIA