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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
514 PM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 08/07/2024 Tornado Event...

.Maple Hill Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.81 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   35 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             08/07/2024
Start Time:             02:43 PM EDT
Start Location:         2 E Maple Hill / Pender County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6617 / -77.6903

End Date:               08/07/2024
End Time:               02:45 PM EDT
End Location:           Maple Hill / Pender County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.6674 / -77.7211

Survey Summary:
A weak tornado associated with Tropical Storm Debby's rainbands
snapped a tree at a property off of Old Maple Hill Road North and
downed numerous large limbs in a concentrated path westward
through the intersection of NC-50 with Old Maple Hill Road North.
From eyewitness accounts, the tornado continued across a large
farm field and lifted soon after crossing NC-53.

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

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