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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1123 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HOLDEN BEACH (MAINLAND) IN BRUNSWICK
COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...HOLDEN BEACH (MAINLAND) IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC
DATE...SEPTEMBER 22 2013 
ESTIMATED TIME...0439 AM EDT TO 0440 AM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...20 YARDS 
PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...33.9298N / -78.2779W 
ENDING LAT/LON...33.9321N / -78.2759W
* 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
TORNADO NEAR HOLDEN BEACH (MAINLAND) IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY NORTH
CAROLINA ON SEPTEMBER 22 2013.

THE BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR LAFAYETTE STREET NORTH OF
HOLDEN BEACH ROAD SW. THE TORNADO UPROOTED A TREE AND KNOCKED
DOWN LARGE LIMBS BEFORE CROSSING MCLAMB AVE SW. ALONG MCLAMB AVE
SW THERE WERE TREES SNAPPED ON TO A HOME ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
ROAD. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD A SCREENED IN PORCH WAS LIFTED
FROM THE FOUNDATION AND TWO PUMP HOUSES WERE THROWN INTO A HOME.
THE TORNADO PROCEEDED ACROSS LAKESIDE DR SW WHERE IT KNOCKED DOWN
A COUPLE TREES AND LIFTED OVER A POND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD.

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.

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