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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
510 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/04/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMS EF-3 TORNADO IN BERTIE COUNTY NC...

Start Location...Knowles Lane in southern Bertie County NC
End Location...Governors Road northwest of Windsor NC
Date...August 4, 2020
Estimated Time...1:15 AM EDT to 1:26 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF-3
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...140-145 mph
Maximum Path Width...600 yards
Path Length...10 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.887/-76.890
Ending Lat/Lon...36.014/-76.977
* Fatalities...2
* Injuries...14

...Summary...
A damage survey conducted by the NWS Wakefield office found a path 
of storm damage consistent with an EF3 tornado. Peak winds were 
estimated to be  140 to 145 mph. 

The tornado touched down just south of the intersection of Knowles 
Lane and Middle Track Road in southern Bertie County just north of 
the Roanoke River. The tornado rapidly increased to EF3 intensity 
as it crossed Middle Track Rd destroying 3 mobile homes, a barn and 
one single story home. The EF3 tornado continued to track northwest 
destroying around a dozen mobile homes and severely damaging several 
single story homes as it crossed Morning Rd. Homes in this area were 
unrecognizable as the tornado left bits of debris. The tornado width 
increased to just over one third of a mile along Morning Rd. Two 
fatalities occurred in mobile homes along Morning Rd. 

The tornado continued to track northwest along Woodard Rd weakening 
to an EF2 tracking towards Windsor damaging homes along its path. 
The tornado was at EF1 intensity as it moved across Highway 17 in 
Windsor and along the Highway 13 bypass west of downtown Windsor. 
Numerous businesses and homes were damaged along Highway 17 on the 
south side of Windsor. The tornado continued moving northwest as an 
EF1 damaging several farm buildings near Highway 308 (Governors Rd) 
about 2 miles northwest of Windsor. The tornado lifted soon after 
crossing Governors Rd. 

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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