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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
424 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2017

...Tornado Confirmed Near Bethel in Pitt County North Carolina...

Location...Bethel in Pitt County North Carolina
Date...June 5 2017
Estimated Time...725 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...80 to 90 MPH
Maximum Path Width...100 yards
Path Length...about 1/2 mile
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.766N/ 77.33W
Ending lat/Lon...35.77 / 77.33W
* 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 Bethel in Pitt County North Carolina on June 5 2017.

At approximately 7:25 PM EDT, a tornado touched down near the intersection
of Whitehurst Station Road and Highway 30, where it produced significant
damage to one older building and uprooted and snapped hardwood trees. The
tornado crossed Highway 30 and caused significant damage to a woodshop
storage building and knocked down powerlines, while debris caused damage
to two residential homes. The tornado moved across a crop field where it
lifted multiple times before moving into field of trees where additional trees
were knocked down and blocked the train tracks. The tornado debris path width
was approximately 100 yards with a path length of about half a mile.

This information can also be found on our website at
www.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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