Tuesday 5 / 5 Twisters Confirmed, Rated
By Gannon Medwick
Thursday, May 07, 2009
National Weather Service confirmation summaries from the Tuesday 5 / 5 tornadoes in Eastern Carolina are as follows:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
945 AM EDT WED MAY 6 2009
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CHICOD NC ON MAY 5…
LOCATION…INTERSECTION OF GROVER SMITH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 43 SOUTH
ESTIMATED TIME…AROUND 530 PM EDT
EF-SCALE RATING…EF-1
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…105-110 MPH
PATH WIDTH…100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH…AROUND A 1/2 MILE LONG
INJURIES…NONE
FATALITIES…NONE
DAMAGE ESTIMATE…$50,000
...SUMMARY…
BASED ON A STORM SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THIS MORNING ...AN EF1 TORNADO (105-110 MPH) WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE
BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN CHICOD IN PITT COUNTY AROUND 530 PM TUESDAY.
THE TORNADO RIPPED THE ROOF OFF OF A HOUSE…DAMAGED SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS AND MOVED AN AUTOMOBILE AROUND 20 YARDS. TOTAL DAMAGE
ESTIMATED BY PITT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WAS AROUND $50,000.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1240 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2009
...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR MOSS HILL NC ON MAY 5…
LOCATION…OFF HIGHWAY 11 SOUTH 1 MILE DOWN BLAND HOLLAND ROAD
(ROUTE 1156)AT K+M FARMS
ESTIMATED TIME…AROUND 405 PM EDT
EF-SCALE RATING…EF-0
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…80-85 MPH
PATH WIDTH…100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH…25 TO 50 YARDS
INJURIES…NONE
FATALITIES…NONE
DAMAGE ESTIMATE…NONE AVAILABLE
...SUMMARY…
BASED ON A STORM SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THIS MORNING ...AN EF0 TORNADO (80-85 MPH) WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE
BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AT K+M FARMS OFF BLAND HOLLAND ROAD JUST
NORTHEAST OF MOSS HILL IN SOUTHERN LENOIR COUNTY AROUND 405 PM EDT.
3 TIN ROOFS WERE PEELED OFF OF TURKEY BARNS. NO DAMAGE ESTIMATE WAS
AVAILABLE.
Stay with Storm Team 9 for updated forecasts and severe weather information. CLICK HERE for more state-wide damage surveys from tornadoes (including an EF2 twister confirmed from Tuesday).
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