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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1201 PM EST THU DEC 27 2012

...MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ CONFIRMED NEAR
KURE BEACH IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...KURE BEACH IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...DECEMBER 26 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...0943 AM EST
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
BEGINNING LAT/LON...33.9980N 77.9069W 
ENDING LAT/LON...33.9980N 77.9069W
* 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 IN WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST /STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/ NEAR KURE BEACH IN NEW
HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON DECEMBER 26 2012.

THE DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED IN ONE AREA ALONG SOUTH FORT FISHER
BLVD NEAR THE KURE BEACH FISHING PIER. A CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED ON
THE CORNER OF FORT FISH BLVD AND K AVENUE HAD TWO LARGE WINDOWS
BLOWN OUT AND TWO OUTDOOR ICE MACHINES TOPPLED. NO OTHER DAMAGE
WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE SURVEY.

ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE EVENT
ON WEDNESDAY...THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. 

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILM.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW
AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS
THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS
HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE
WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH
ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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