PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
945 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM NEAR SNOW HILL IN GREENE COUNTY TO NEAR
FARMVILLE IN PITT COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...SNOW HILL IN GREENE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...545 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-3
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...150-160 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...UNKNOWN
BEGINNING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN
ENDING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...2 SERIOUS INJURIES. OTHER MINOR INJURIES

LOCATION...FARMVILLE IN PITT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...620 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...UNKNOWN
BEGINNING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN
ENDING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN
* 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 SNOW HILL IN GREENE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
ON APRIL 16 2011.

THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR THE TORNADO THAT OCCURRED IN
GREENE AND PITT COUNTY AREAS. A COMPLETE REPORT FOR THIS LONG-
LIVED TORNADO WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY APRIL 18TH.