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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1117 AM EDT MON APR 18 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BARKER TEN MILE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...

LOCATION...BARKER TEN MILE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...3:47 PM EDT - 3:49 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.2 MILES
PATH LENGTH...1.6 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.6777N / 79.0098W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.6866N / 79.9861W
* 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 BARKER TEN MILE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON
APRIL 16 2011.

SEVERAL HEADSTONES WERE TURNED OVER IN A CEMETERY WEST OF I-95 ON
HIGHWAY 301. SEVERAL LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AS WELL AS SEVERAL
ORNAMENTAL TREES 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ABOUT HALF A DOZEN POWER POLES
WERE LEANING OVER AND A FLAG POLE WAS COMPLETELY BENT OVER. NUMEROUS TREES
WERE SNAPPED ALONG I-95. SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED IN BARKER TEN
MILE AS SEVERAL DOZEN LARGE HARDWOOD AND PINE TREES UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER
WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. FALLING TREES CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO
MANY HOMES IN THE AREA OF ROBIN ROAD AND CASTLE ROAD.

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.

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