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

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...2 MILES NORTH OF VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...748 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.10 MILE
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 JUST NORTH OF VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA ON 4/16/11.

COUNTY OFFICIALS RELAYED REPORTS OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH
OF VANCEBORO. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY SHOWED SOME
MINOR DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 43 AND CLARK ROAD. A
LARGE METAL SIGN WAS BENT AND TWISTED BY THE STRONG WINDS.