PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1038 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...4/16/11
ESTIMATED TIME...512 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.12N / 78.14W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.12N / 78.13W
* 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 FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON
4/16/11.

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR FAISON AND
COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 117.

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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