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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
456 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 1 W VARNAMTOWN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...1 W VARNAMTOWN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...JUNE 7 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...122 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.1 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...33.9406N / -78.2504W
ENDING LAT/LON...33.9418N / -78.2509W
* 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR 1 W VARNAMTOWN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON
JUNE 7 2013.

THIS TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF VARNAMTOWN RD
SW NEAR THE VARNAMTOWN RD SW AND STONE CHIMNEY RD SW INTERSECTION
JUST EAST OF THE CHURCH LOCATED THERE. THE TORNADO CROSSED
VARNAMTOWN RD SW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND CAUSED MOST OF THE DAMAGE
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE MULTIPLE TREES SNAPPED
WITH LARGE LIMBS FALLING AND CAUSING DAMAGE ON A LARGE STORAGE
BUILDING. THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED BEHIND THE HOMES ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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

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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