...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...4/16/11
ESTIMATED TIME...808 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.4 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.47N / 76.81W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.48N / 76.79W
* 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 BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON
4/16/11.

COUNTY OFFICIALS RELAYED NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT A
WATERSPOUT CAME ASHORE NEAR BATH. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE
SURVEY CONFIRMED SPORADIC DAMAGE EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN SECTIONS
OF FRONT STREET NORTHEAST TOWARD THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 92 AND
HERON LANE. SEVERAL TREES OR LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO SOME
HOMES RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.