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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
525 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2019

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 19 APRIL 2019 TORNADO EVENT IN ALEXANDER
COUNTY...

.20190419_AlexanderCounty...

Start Location...3 NNE Hiddenite in Alexander County NC
End Location...4 SE Vashti in Alexander County NC
Date...04/19/2019
Estimated Time...04:10 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...90 mph
Maximum Path Width...unknown 
Path Length...0.56 miles 
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.9488 / -81.0595 
Ending Lat/Lon...35.956 / -81.0549
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The NWS Damage Survey has concluded that a tornado touched down
in eastern Alexander County, North Carolina, north of Hiddenite.
The path of the tornado was short, but wind speed was strong
enough to peel part of a metal roof off a barn and loft the metal
pieces some distance. Other damage was limited to trees. More
information may be added when the survey team returns from the
field.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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