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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
705 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR PELETIER IN CARTERET COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...PELETIER IN CARTERET COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...MAY 30 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...1034 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...250
YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.73N / 77.10W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.73N / 77.11W
* 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 PELETIER IN CARTERET COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA ON MAY 30 2012. THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE A STRONG
EF1 WITH WINDS OF 110 MPH.

THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LITTLE KINSTON
ROAD AND BUSTER ROAD THEN PROGRESSED WEST-NORTHWEST ALONG LITTLE
KINSTON ROAD AND CARTER SHORES ROAD AND LIFTED AT IT MOVED INTO
THE WHITE OAK RIVER. APPROXIMATELY 67 HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND 3
MODULAR OR MOBILE HOMES AS WELL AS ONE GARAGE AND SEVERAL SMALL
OUT BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED PINE
TREES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF WITH MANY OTHER TREES UPROOTED. NO
INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WESTERN
CARTERET FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING THE DAMAGE
SURVEY.

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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