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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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NOUS42 KGSP 121804
PNSGSP
NCZ057-130615-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
204 PM EDT Fri Apr 12 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for EF1 Tornado Confirmed in Mount Ulla, NC on 04/11/2024...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   40 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/11/2024
Start Time:             07:52 PM EDT
Start Location:         Mount Ulla / Rowan County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.6558 / -80.7307

End Date:               04/11/2024
End Time:               07:54 PM EDT
End Location:           1 NE Mount Ulla / Rowan County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            35.6687 / -80.714

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down just off of NC Highway 801 in Mount Ulla
at approximately 7:52 pm on April 11th, 2024 based on radar data
via Charlotte Terminal Doppler Radar. At the initial touch down,
the tornado uplifted a roof deck and loss significant roof
covering material. At the same location, a chimney collapsed,
while garage doors collapsed inward. The structure was displaced
off of its foundation. Tree trunks were snapped and uprooted as
well. The tornado then moved northeast across the intersection of
Back Creek Road and NC Highway 801, where several trees were
snapped or uprooted. A minute later, the tornado hit Mount Ulla
Elementary School, where metal sheeting from the gym building
peeled off, while very old wooden poles were broken, most likely
hit by metal roof that peeled off the gym building. The tornado
then crossed NC Highway 801 and Unberger Road, where large tree
branches were broken, plus sheet metal from the school lofted to
the nearby property, before the tornado lifted after traveling
just over a mile long path.

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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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