PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
345 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR WASHINGTON NC ON APRIL 11...

LOCATION...6 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF WASHINGTON NC
ESTIMATED TIME...240 AM EDT - ESTIMATED FROM RADAR
LAT/LON...35.59/-76.95
EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...80-85 MPH
PATH WIDTH...10 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...400 YARDS
INJURIES...NONE
FATALITIES...NONE
DAMAGE ESTIMATE...$100,000

...SUMMARY...

BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BEAUFORT COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF-0
TORNADO WITH WINDS UP TO 85 MPH EAST-NORTHEAST OF WASHINGTON NC.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE 4000 BLOCK OF SLATESTONE RD
CAUSING MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES INCLUDING ROOF
DAMAGE TO ONE HOME. SEVERAL TREES WERE DAMAGED...SNAPPED OR BLOWN
DOWN IN THE VICINITY AND ONE VEHICLE HAD ITS WINDSHIELD BLOWN OUT.

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SKENNEDY