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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
323 PM EDT Thu Aug 31 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/30/23 Tornado Event...

.Claredon Plantation Road, Wilmington, NC Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.1 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/30/2023
Start Time:             0725 PM EDT
Start Location:         Leland /Brunswick County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1414 / -77.9647

End Date:               08/30/2023
End Time:               0726 PM EDT
End Location:           Leland /Brunswick County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.1440 / -77.9660

A tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Idalia touched down
near Clarendon Plantation Road along NC Highway 133A. An
NWS Storm Survey team found numerous oak and pine trees
down in a heavily wooded area just north of Clarendon
Plantation Road. No structures were impacted. 

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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

NOTE:
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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