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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
456 AM EDT Sat Sep 14 2019

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

Location...Vanceboro in Craven County North Carolina
Date...September 5th 2019
Estimated Time...230 PM to 238 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...75 MPH
Maximum Path Width...75 yards
Path Length...5.7 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.3502/-77.1198
Ending lat/Lon...35.3801/-77.2152
* 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 Newport/Morehead City NC has confirmed
a tornado near Vanceboro in Craven County North Carolina on September
5th 2019.

The tornado started near the intersection of Gray and Lewis Road, and
moved off to the northwest where trees were down on Kite Town Road. The
sporadic path continued northwest across Wilmar Road before ending in a
field. The damage consisted mainly of uprooted or snapped trees with 
estimated top winds of 75 mph. We thank Craven County Emergency Services
for the help with this tornado survey. 

This information can also be found on our website at
weather.gov/Newport.

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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