PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1030 PM EDT FRI APR 29 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ROSE HILL IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...

LOCATION...ROSE HILL IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...04/28/11
ESTIMATED TIME...300 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...95 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.828N/-78.146W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.842N/-78.129W
* 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 NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR ROSE HILL IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
ON 04 28 11.

EVIDENCE OF A TORNADO BEGAN ALONG HWY 903 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
OLD CAMP ROAD, ABOUT 6.5 MILES WEST OF ROSE HILL NC. TREES DOWNED
AND SNAPPED WITH MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG HWY 903. THE
TORNADO WENT NORTHEAST ACROSS HALLS POND ROAD WHERE EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE WAS NOTED. MANY TREES DOWNED, SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. A
COUPLE OF METAL STRUCTURES INCLUDING A PORTION OF A HOG FARM WAS
DESTROYED AS THE TORNADO TRACKED THROUGH A FIELD. DEBRIS FROM
THESE STRUCTURES WAS SCATTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. THE TORNADO
TRACK ENDED IN A WOODED AREA.

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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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1044 PM EDT FRI APR 29 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FORT BARNWELL IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA...

LOCATION...FORT BARNWELL IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...04/28/11
ESTIMATED TIME...420 PM EST
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.1 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.299N/-77.322W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.299N/-77.322W
* 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 NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR FORT BARNWELL IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA ON 04/28/11.

TREES SNAPPED AND DOWNED IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS ALONG BELL TOWN
ROAD. POWER LINES DOWN.

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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