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029 NOUS42 KMHX 211853 PNSMHX NCZ045-212300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 253 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR WENONA IN WASHINGTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...WENONA IN WASHINGTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...03/21/12 ESTIMATED TIME...11:00 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH OR LESS MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...10 YARDS PATH LENGTH...100 YARDS OR LESS BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.73 / 76.63W ENDING LAT/LON...35.73 / 76.63W * 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 WENONA IN WASHINGTON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 03/21/12. A VERY WEAK AND BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR WENONA THIS MORNING. THE TORNADO WAS SPOTTED IN AN OPEN FIELD AND DID NO DAMAGE. THIS TORNADO WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM...THESE TYPES OF TORNADOES ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS DUST-TUBE TORNADOES OR LANDSPOUTS. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX. 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. $$