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Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
118 PM EDT TUE JUN 11 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...JUNE 10 2013
ESTIMATED TIME...805 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF 1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...ONE HALF MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.81 / 77.41W
ENDING LAT/LON...34.81 / 77.40W
* 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 JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON JUNE
10 2013.

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF 1
TORNADO IN THE CAROLINA FOREST SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF JACKSONVILLE THAT OCCURRED MONDAY EVENING. THE TORNADO TOUCHED
DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SPRINGWOOD DRIVE AND TERRY LEE
LANIER DRIVE...AND PRODUCED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND SNAPPED
OFF TREES.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/MHX.

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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