Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
702 PM EST Wed Feb 17 2021
...NWS Damage Survey For 02/15/21 Microburst
.Bear Pen Airstrip Microburst...
Peak Wind: 110 mph (estimated)
Path Length /statute/: 0.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards
Start Date: Feb 15, 2021
Start Time: 11:57 PM EST
Start Location: 14 SW Delco, NC
Start Lat/Lon: 34.1270 / -78.3541
End Date: Feb 15, 2021
End Time: 11:58 PM EST
End Location: 14 SW Delco NC
End Lat/Lon: 34.1278 / -78.3508
A few hundred trees were snapped or uprooted by a microburst west of
the Bear Pen Airstrip. This damage occurred near, but separate from
the path of the tornado that damaged the Ocean Ridge Plantation
neighborhood about 20 minutes earlier.
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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