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NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-270415-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
802 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2014
...MULTIPLE TORNADOES CONFIRMED ON APRIL 25 2014...
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CHICOD IN PITT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...
LOCATION...CHICOD IN PITT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.
DATE...APRIL 25 2014.
ESTIMATED TIME...722 PM EDT.
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-2.
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...115 MPH.
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS.
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE.
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.47N/77.26W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.47N/77.24W
* 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 CHICOD IN PITT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 25 2014.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTHEAST OF CHICOD
CAUSING EF-1 DAMAGE TO HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES AS IT PROGRESSED
EASTWARD THROUGH PATCHES OF WOODLANDS. THE TORNADO THEN CAUSED EF-1
TO LOW-END EF-2 DAMAGE TO SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AS WELL AS FARM
EQUIPMENT AND OUT BUILDINGS ALONG BLACKJACK-SIMPSON ROAD JUST
SOUTH OF STOKESTOWN-SAINT JOHN ROAD. A TRACTOR TRAILER AND PICK-UP
TRUCK WERE ALSO FLIPPED IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED AS
IT PROGRESSED EASTWARD ACROSS FARM FIELDS.
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.
&&
...TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM NEAR CHOCOWINITY TO NORTH OF BATH IN
BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...
LOCATION...CHOCOWINITY EASTWARD TO NORTH OF BATH IN BEAUFORT
COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.
DATE...APRIL 25 2014.
ESTIMATED TIME...735 PM TO 810 PM.
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-3.
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...150 MPH.
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...350 YARDS.
PATH LENGTH...21 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.51N/77.12W
ENDING LAT/LON...35.55N/76.75W
* FATALITIES...0.
* INJURIES...16 CONFIRMED TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. ADDITIONAL
WALK-INS WITH MINOR INJURIES LIKELY.
* 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 FROM NEAR CHOCOWINITY TO NORTH OF BATH IN BEAUFORT
COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 25 2014.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES WEST OF CHOCOWINITY
ALONG TAYLOR ROAD CAUSING EF-0 DAMAGE TO TREES...MOBILE HOMES AND
OUT BUILDINGS.
THE TORNADO THEN STRENGTHENED CAUSING STRONG EF-2 DAMAGE TO
MULTIPLE HOMES...BUSINESSES AND BOTH HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES FROM
THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY 17 BUSINESS AND NC-33 IN
CHOCOWINITY EASTWARD FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE. THE TORNADO THEN
TRACKED ACROSS FARM AND MARSH LAND BEFORE IMPACTING MULTIPLE HOMES
ALONG WHICHARDS BEACH ROAD FROM NEAR WARRENS WAY TO HARBOR DRIVE
CAUSING STRONG EF-2 TO MODERATE EF-3 DAMAGE.
THE TORNADO THEN MOVED INTO THE WASHINGTON PARK AREA NEAR
SHOREWOOD DRIVE AND DANIELS DR AFTER CROSSING THE PAMLICO RIVER.
STRONG EF-2 DAMAGE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AS THE
TORNADO TRACKED EASTWARD ACROSS RIVER ROAD AND IMPACTING SEVERAL
NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTH OF US HIGHWAY 264 TO JUST NORTH OF THE
INTERSECTION OF NC-32 AND US HIGHWAY 264. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED
TO NUMEROUS HOMES...MOBILE HOMES AS WELL AS HARD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES ALONG THIS PATH WITH SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK EAST OF NC-32 AND NORTH OF US
HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH MAINLY SPARSELY POPULATED FARM AND WOODLAND
AREAS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MILES CAUSING MAINLY EF-0 TO LOW-END
EF-1 DAMAGE BEFORE DAMAGE WAS NO LONGER OBSERVABLE IN THE TERRA
CEIA FARMS AREA.
IN ALL...IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 200 HOMES AND
STRUCTURES SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGED WITH MANY COMPLETELY
DESTROYED.
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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