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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1036 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2019

...EF-1 TORNADO IN ROBBINS, NC...

Start Location...ROBBINS IN NORTHWEST MOORE COUNTY NC
End Location... ROBBINS IN NORTHWEST MOORE COUNTY NC
Date...APRIL 19 2019
Estimated Time...3:11 PM EDT THROUGH 3:14 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...90-100 mph
Maximum Path Width...300 yards
Path Length...1.6 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.4679/-79.6342
Ending Lat/Lon...35.4897/-79.6245
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE ROBBINS AREA OF NORTHWEST MOORE
COUNTY.  DAMAGE CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES AND 
SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE ROOFS OF SEVERAL HOMES THAT THE TREES FELL ON.  
BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE TREES, THIS TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF-1 WITH 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 90 TO 100 MPH.

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.

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