Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
000 NOUS42 KMHX 082103 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-104-071000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 500 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2009 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VANCEBORO NC ON THURSDAY MAY 7... LOCATION...1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VANCEBORO ESTIMATED TIME...AROUND 630 PM EDT EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...65-70 MPH PATH WIDTH...10 YARDS PATH LENGTH...100 YARDS INJURIES...NONE FATALITIES...NONE DAMAGE ESTIMATE...NONE AVAILABLE ...SUMMARY... BASED ON A STORM SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ...AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 65-70 MPH WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE 1000 BLOCK OF PINEY NECK RD. DAMAGED INCLUDED A CARPORT BLOWN INTO NEARBY TREES...ROOF DAMAGE TO A GARAGE...A COUPLE SMALL TREES SNAPPED IN HALF AND A LARGE DISEASED TREE BLOWN DOWN. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE INCLUDING EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES DUE TO TREE LIMBS FALLING INTO THEM AND SEVERAL HOMES RECEIVED WIND DAMAGE TO SKIRTING AND SHINGLES. $$
