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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1143 PM EDT Tue May 23 2017

...Tornado Confirmed Near Autryville in Sampson County North
Carolina...

Location...Autryville in Sampson County North Carolina
Date...May 23, 2017
Estimated Time...438 PM EDT 
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1 
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...105-110 mph 
Maximum Path Width...100 yards 
Path Length...Approximately 14 miles non-continuous 
Beginning Lat/Lon...34.999 / -78.6462 
Ending lat/Lon...35.0469 / -78.4040
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...1

* 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 Raleigh NC has confirmed a
tornado near Autryville in Sampson County North Carolina on May
23, 2017.

At approximately 4:38 PM EDT, a tornado touched down just west of 
highway 24 on the west side of Autryville, where it produced tree 
damage as well as destroying one mobile home and taking the roof off 
of another near Mills Street and East Clinton Street. The tornado 
then briefly lifted before descending again near the Autryville 
Volunteer Fire Department, which was destroyed as the garage doors 
blew in, the roof lifted and the cinder block wall was blown down. 
The tornado then touched down again on the northeast side of 
Autryville, near Johnson Tanner Lane, where several homes were 
damaged. The tornado lifted again, doing little additional damage 
until touching down again near McGee Church Road, where it destroyed 
a vacant turkey house and snapped numerous trees and power poles. It 
then dissipated at approximately 5:17 PM EDT. There were no 
fatalities and only one minor injury reported.

Thanks to Sampson County Emergency Services for their help in 
assisting in the storm survey.

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

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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10/7/23