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349 NOUS42 KILM 181949 PNSILM NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-190000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 349 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CAROLINA BEACH IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...CAROLINA BEACH NORTH CAROLINA DATE...AUG 18 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...10:15 AM TO 10:18 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS PATH LENGTH...0.3 MILES ON LAND BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.0313N / -77.8920W ENDING LAT/LON...34.0286N / -77.8972W * 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 STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO IN CAROLINA BEACH IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON AUG 18 2011. A WATERSPOUT MOVED PARALLEL TO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CAROLINA BEACH AND EVENTUALLY MOVED ONSHORE AS IT PROGRESSED TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE WATERSPOUT MOVED ONSHORE JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE MARRIOTT HOTEL AT THE NORTH END OF CAROLINA BEACH AVENUE SOUTH. AFTER MOVING ONSHORE THE EF-0 65 MPH TORNADO CROSSED OVER THE DUNES AND DESTROYED A WOODEN DUNE BRIDGE STRUCTURE. THE TORNADO CROSSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WOODY HEWETT AND ATLANTA AVENUES CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO A LIGHT POLE AT A CAR WASH. THE TORNADO ALSO TOSSED PATIO FURNITURE AND UMBRELLAS HIGH UP INTO THE AIR PRIOR TO CROSSING SOUTH LAKE PARK BOULEVARD. VIDEO OF THE EVENT SHOWED THE TORNADO MOVE ACROSS CAROLINA BEACH LAKE AND QUICKLY LIFTING NEAR THE SOUTHERN SHORELINE OF THE LAKE. 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. $$ SRP/CRM