...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...4/16/11
ESTIMATED TIME...935 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...250 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.65 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.16N / 75.75
ENDING LAT/LON...36.17N / 75.74
* 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 DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON
4/16/11.

THE TORNADO CUT A PATH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OUTER
BANKS COMMUNITY OF DUCK...STARTING ON THE SOUND IN THE FOUR SEASONS
SUBDIVISION EXITING ON THE OCEANFRONT IN THE DUCK LANDING
SUBDIVISION.

THE TOWN DOCUMENTED DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 77 STRUCTURES...VALUED
AT AN ESTIMATED $766,700. THE MAJORITY OF STRUCTURES INCURRED
MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF MISSING ROOF SHINGLES OR SIDING.
SEVERAL LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND PRODUCED MODERATE TO
HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES.