PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
711 AM EDT TUE AUG 30 2011

...MULTIPLE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON 8/26/11 ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE IRENE...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...

LOCATION...COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...8/26/11
ESTIMATED TIME...1155 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...130 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.50 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.92 / 76.24W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.92 / 76.24W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...UNKNOWN

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

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
ON 8/26/11.

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE TOWN OF COLUMBIA. SEVERAL
MANUFACTURED HOMES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED...WITH THE METAL UNDERCARRIAGES
SEVERELY MANGLED AND TWISTED AROUND SNAPPED TREE TRUNKS. THIS WAS INDICATIVE
OF HIGH END EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE.


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

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.

&&

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CRESWELL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...CRESWELL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...8/26/11
ESTIMATED TIME...1055 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.88N/76.24W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.88N/76.24W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

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

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR CRESWELL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA ON 8/26/11.

A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 1.5 NORTHWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF
CRESWELL ALONG HIGHWAY 64. THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A GRAIN
SILO AND A HARDWARE STORE INDICATIVE OF EF1 DAMAGE.

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

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.

&&

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BELHAVEN IN BEAUFORT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...BELHAVEN IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...8/26/11
ESTIMATED TIME...1012 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...4.40 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.55N/76.55W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.55N/76.62W
* FATALITIES...
* INJURIES...

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

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR BELHAVEN IN BEAUFORT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA ON 8/26/11.

THE TORNADO FORMED NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 264 AND BIBLE SHORE
RD. MANY LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND A UTILITY TRAILER WAS
OVERTURNED. THE TORNADO SKIPPED WESTWARD AND HEAVILY DAMAGED
EDGEWATER MOTORS DEALERSHIP IN BELHAVEN. TWO CONCRETE WALLS WERE BLOWN
OUT INDICATIVE OF EF1 DAMAGE.

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

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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