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365 NOUS42 KGSP 052122 PNSGSP NCZ082-060930- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 422 PM EST Wed Mar 5 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 03/05/25 Tornado Event... .Union County NC Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.24 miles Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 03/05/2025 Start Time: 08:34 AM EST Start Location: 3 E Hemby Bridge / Union County / NC Start Lat/Lon: 35.0881 / -80.5765 End Date: 03/05/2025 End Time: 08:37 AM EST End Location: 2 S Fairview / Union County / NC End Lat/Lon: 35.1053 / -80.543 Survey Summary: Tornado began in the vicinity of Porter Ridge High School. Tree branches were broken and a free-standing light pole broken off at the base. The fence around the school's tennis court was blown over. Two improperly anchored storage buildings collapsed nearby. The tornado continued across Ridge Road, where a house under construction was heavily damaged, presumably due to air rushing in via window and garage door openings, which lifted off part of the roof. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped along Friendship Baptist Church Rd. Minor structural damage occurred to a house in the Benton Acres neighborhood. The tornado reached Lawyers Rd just west of US 601, snapping several hundred yards of wooden power poles but not causing damage to adjacent homes. The tornado was rated EF1 based on this power pole damage and one uprooted hardwood upstream. && 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. $$