...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CASTLE HAYNE IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...CASTLE HAYNE IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...12/24/2014 ESTIMATED TIME...10:30 AM EST MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...25 YDS PATH LENGTH...380 YDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...34.31236N / -77.91703W ENDING LAT/LON...34.31458N / -77.91468W * FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...1 * 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 WILMINGTON NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR CASTLE HAYNE IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 12/24/2014. A BRIEF BUT POWERFUL EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN CASTLE HAYNE THIS MORNING AS A THUNDERSTORM CELL MOVED ACROSS NEW HANOVER COUNTY. THE TORNADO DESTROYED A LAREG SHED...DAMAGED A HOUSE...MOVED A BOX CAR TYPE STORAGE STRUCTURE AND DAMAGED SOME TREES. THERE WAS ONE INJURY DUE TO FLYING GLASS. THE TORNADO WAS SMALL IN NATURE LESS THAN 25 YARDS IN WIDTH AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ONLY 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE PARENT CLOUD AS IT MOVED ACROSS I-140. THE PATH OF THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 380 YARDS.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 18:30:43 +0000
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