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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
735 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/14/24 Tornado Event...

.Buie Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.24 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/14/2024
Start Time:             06:06 PM EDT
Start Location:         4 SSE Red Springs / Robeson County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7536 / -79.1632

End Date:               05/14/2024
End Time:               06:07 PM EDT
End Location:           4 SSE Red Springs / Robeson County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.7559 / -79.1603

Survey Summary:
A short-lived tornado started near Buie-Philadelphus Road, where
it snapped a large oak tree near a mobile home. The tornado then
continued northeastward and snapped and uprooted several more
trees, one of which leaned on a home and caused minor damage to
the roof. Minor shingle damage was also observed and an RV was
reported to have been nearly blown over. The tornado continued
further northeastward and uprooted additional trees along its
path. A corn bin and another small tree were blown over at the
northern end of the property. The tornado ended just northeast of
the area where the last few trees snapped and uprooted were
found.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
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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