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808 NOUS42 KMHX 140226 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205-141430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1026 PM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 13TH, 2020 TORNADO EVENT... .Haws Run, North Carolina Tornado... Start Location...Haws Run in Onslow County, North Carolina End Location...Haws Run in Onslow County, North Carolina Date...April 13th, 2020 Estimated Time...930 to 940 AM EDT Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1 Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...100 to 110 mph Maximum Path Width...0.33 miles/640 yards Path Length...5.5 miles Beginning Lat/Lon... 34.681143/-77.237818 Ending Lat/Lon... 34.740172/-77.566916 * Fatalities...0 * Injuries...0 ...Summary… An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 to 110 mph touched down in the Haws Run area of Onslow County approximately 10 miles southwest of Jacksonville around 9:30 AM. The damage path began along Haws Run Road, about 4 miles north of NC Highway 50, and mostly paralleled the road as it produced damage moving northeast. The tornado maintained mostly consistent strength throughout its path, though there were sections where the tornado briefly lifted and damage was more sporadic and less severe. In the most concentrated areas of damage there were numerous mature softwood and hardwood trees snapped at the trunk, uprooted, and twisted/splintered. This included several large limbs or trees that had fallen on top of manufactured homes. Perhaps the most pronounced damage occurred at a hog farm where the hog houses were completely destroyed, with many sections of the metal roof and insulation thrown up to several miles away from the farm. From there the tornado moved through a small residential neighborhood producing continued widespread tree damage, reaching its end point shortly thereafter just past the intersection of NC Highway 53 and Murrill Hill Road. 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. $$ Kearns