NOUS42 KILM 292152 CCA PNSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-039-046-300215- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 552 PM EDT FRI APR 29 2011 FOLLOWING IS A COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF THE TORNADO AND WIND DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC ON FRIDAY APRIL 29 2011. ...FIVE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON APRIL 28 2011... ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR OLD LAKE RD IN NORTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...OLD LAKE RD IN NORTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...343 PM TO 347 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.6 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.3734N / -78.4207W ENDING LAT/LON...34.3796N / -78.4140W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR OLD LAKE RD IN NORTHERN COLUMBUS COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF OLD LAKE RD AND EVENTUALLY MOVED ACROSS OLD LAKE RD RIPPING THE ROOF OF AN UPHOLSTERY SHOP. THERE WERE ALSO A HALF DOZEN SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST OF OLD LAKE RD AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO A SHED AND A HALF DOZEN ADDITIONAL TREES BEFORE LIFTING. && ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 2 SW ATKINSON ALONG SLOCUM TRAIL RD IN PENDER COUNTY NC... LOCATION...2 SW ATKINSON ALONG SLOCUM TRAIL RD IN PENDER COUNTY NC DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...405 PM TO 407 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF SCALE RATING...EF-1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.5097N / -78.1949W ENDING LAT/LON...34.5135N / -78.1921W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 2 SW ATKINSON ALONG SLOCUM TRAIL RD IN PENDER COUNTY NC ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE EDGE OF A FIELD WEST OF SLOCUM TRAIL RD WITH STRONG INFLOW NOTED ON ITS SOUTHERN FLANK CAUSING EXTREME DAMAGE TO 2 GRAIN SILOS AND A BARN THAT WERE BLOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO AN EF-1 ALONG A STRAND OF TREES WEST OF SLOCUM ROAD...THEN WEAKENED AS IT MOVED NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ROAD. THERE WERE A FEW DOZEN TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO AND IN THE STRONG INFLOW REGION ON ITS SOUTHERN FLANK. && ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ATKINSON IN PENDER COUNTY NC... LOCATION...ATKINSON IN PENDER COUNTY NC DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...451 PM TO 500 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...85 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...6.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.5128N / -78.1850W ENDING LAT/LON...34.5679N / -78.0970W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR ATKINSON IN PENDER COUNTY NC ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH OF ATKINSON. THE TORNADO PRODUCED DAMAGE TO TWO DOZEN TREES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO 3 HOMES IN THE AREA. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST CROSSING HIGHWAY 11 JUST SOUTH OF ATKINSON...THEN CROSSED ROOKS RD WITH TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 53 IN A NARROW PATH EAST OF ATKINSON WITH A FEW DOZEN TREES SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND CROSSED POINT CASWELL RD WITH DOZENS OF TREES DOWN IN THE AREA BEFORE LIFTING AGAIN. && ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 5 WSW WATHA IN PENDER COUNTY NC... LOCATION...5 WSW WATHA IN PENDER COUNTY NC DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...500 PM TO 507 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60 YARDS PATH LENGTH...3.1 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.6007N / -78.0641W ENDING LAT/LON...34.6358N / -78.0308W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 5 WSW WATHA IN PENDER COUNTY NC ON APRIL 28 2011. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE FISH HATCHERY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SHILOH RD. THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS SHILOH RD AND INTENSIFIED TO AN EF-1 WITH 90 MPH WIND DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CAUSED SEVERAL DOZEN TREES TO BE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. SEVERAL LARGE TREES FELL ACROSS HOMES CAUSING ROOF DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES SUFFERED MINOR ROOF...SOFFIT...AND SIDING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST AND WEAKENED...BUT CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE TO ANOTHER HOME FARTHER NORTHEAST ALONG SHILOH RD. THE TORNADO EVENTUALLY CROSSED PENDERLEA HIGHWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A LARGE STORAGE BUILDING...UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES...AND RIPPED THE TOP OF A GRAIN SILO OFF. THE TORNADO LIFTED AFTER CROSSING NORTHEAST OF PENDERLEA HIGHWAY. && ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 1 SW WILLARD IN PENDER COUNTY NC... LOCATION...1 SW WILLARD IN PENDER COUNTY NC DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...455 PM TO 457 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.6752N / -77.9986W ENDING LAT/LON...34.6780N / -77.9960W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 5 WSW WATHA IN PENDER COUNTY NC ON APRIL 28 2011. THE LAST TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NEAR A TURKEY FARM OFF MEADOW BEAUTY RD. THE TORNADO SLAMMED INTO ONE OF THE TURKEY HOUSES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND KILLING A NUMBER OF TURKEYS. THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED TOWARD THE TREE LINE JUST NORTHEAST OF THE TURKEY FARM. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM. 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. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED NEAR OLANTA IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...SOUTH OF OLANTA IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0821 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH LAT/LON...33.9336N/-79.9279W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR OLANTA IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS BROKEN AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE VICINITY OF EAST MOORE STREET. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 3 MILES WEST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...3 MILES WEST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0826 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH LAT/LON...33.9624/-79.8050W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. TREE UPROOTED AND A FEW LARGE LIMBS BROKEN NEAR INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 541 AND BROWN ROAD. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0827 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH LAT/LON...33.9569/-79.7773W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. 12 INCH PINE TREE UPROOTED ON HIGHWAY 541 NEAR GREGORYS CIRCLE. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED NEAR COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0831 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH LAT/LON...33.4711/-79.7458W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS...PORCH OF MOBILE HOME DAMAGED...MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A FEW HOMES... AND A 10 INCH ORNAMENTAL TREE SNAPPED. LOCATION WAS ON EAST FRIENDFIELD ROAD...JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 52. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 2 MILES EAST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...2 MILES EAST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0833 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH LAT/LON...33.9644/-79.7233W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. METAL CARPORT BLOWN 75 YARDS ACROSS UNION SCHOOL ROAD...AND LARGE TREE BROKEN OFF ONTO SHILOH CHURCH OF GOD ON EAST FRIENDFIELD ROAD. WOODEN FENCE DESTROYED AND SOME SIDING BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ON UNION SCHOOL ROAD. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 3 MILES EAST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...3 MILES EAST OF COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0835 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH LAT/LON...33.9718/-79.6883W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COWARD IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN...AND 16 INCH HARDWOOD TREE UPROOTED WHICH FELL ACROSS EAST FRIENDFIELD ROAD. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0841 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH LAT/LON...33.9919/-79.5664W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 51 ALONG COLEMAN AVENUE. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 1 MILE EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...1 MILE EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0842 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH LAT/LON...33.9921/-79.5546W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON RIVER ROAD NEAR LEWIS ROAD. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. && ...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED 2 MILES EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...2 MILE EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 28 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...0844 AM ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH LAT/LON...33.9918/-79.5268W * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE EAST OF PAMPLICO IN FLORENCE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 28 2011. LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON SOUTH OLD RIVER ROAD. FOR REFERENCE... STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. $$ SRP/MAC/RH/CRM