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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1045 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for May 24th 2024 Tornado Event...

.Update...Final damage survey for tornado near Verona, NC.


Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 24th, 2024
Start Time:             5:24 PM EDT
Start Location:         1 Mile East of Verona / Onslow County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.673118/-77.453682

End Date:               May 24th, 2024
End Time:               5:37 PM EDT
End Location:           Camp Lejeune / Onslow County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.618695/-77.312526

The damage path started east of Highway 17 and Verona, along
Verona Road near Mill Run where the worst of the damage occurred.
Multiple softwood trees were snapped and were blown across Verona
Road making it nearly impassable. It is here that maximum wind
gusts were estimated to be around 90 MPH or consistent with a low
end EF-1 tornado.

Sporadic damage continued eastward along Verona Road to near the
intersection with Rhodes Point Road. Most of this damage consisted
of smaller branches, but a few larger branches were found across
the the road. The damage path could not be surveyed farther east
toward New River due to the road being closed with power lines
being repaired. Winds were estimated to be between 60 and 75 MPH
in these areas.

East of New River the a sporadic path continued southeast toward
Marines Road. Here multiple smaller trees were snapped, with
larger branches blown down especially along and north of Marines
Road. Several uprooted trees were found just west of the
intersection of Marines Road and TLZ Jaybird Road. Near the
location of the uprooted trees, winds were estimated to have
peaked between 75 and 80 MPH.

The damage path crossed Marines Road and ended just southeast of
the intersection of Marines Road and TLZ Jaybird Road, along a
dirt road.


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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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