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907 NOUS42 KRAH 262239 PNSRAH NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-270445- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC 639 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BRINKLEYVILLE IN HALIFAX COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...BRINKLEYVILLE IN HALIFAX COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...04/25/2014 ESTIMATED TIME...0359 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...87 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2 MILES * 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 RALEIGH NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR BRINKLEYVILLE IN HALIFAX COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 04/25/2014. APPROXIMATELY 20 PINES WERE SNAPPED HALFWAY UP NEAR NC-43 WHERE THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN. AT THIS POINT THE TORNADO CROSSED THROUGH A HEAVILY WOODED AREA BEFORE CROSSING ITA ROAD. IN THE VICINITY OF ITA ROAD NEAR SILVERTOWN ROAD, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF 2 MOBILE HOMES. A TOTAL OF 8 MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, 2 CARPORTS WERE DESTROYED AND A STEEL ROD DRIVEN THROUGH THE WALL OF THE MOST DAMAGED MOBILE HOME. 2 OTHER HOUSES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE DOWN AND A FEW OAK AND PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 1/4 MILE INTO A WOODED AREA. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAH. 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. $$ WFO RAH