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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

National Weather Service Wilmington NC

735 PM EDT Wed May 15 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/14/24 Tornado Event...



.Buie Tornado...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph

Path Length /statute/:  0.24 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/14/2024

Start Time:             06:06 PM EDT

Start Location:         4 SSE Red Springs / Robeson County / NC

Start Lat/Lon:          34.7536 / -79.1632



End Date:               05/14/2024

End Time:               06:07 PM EDT

End Location:           4 SSE Red Springs / Robeson County / NC

End Lat/Lon:            34.7559 / -79.1603



Survey Summary:

A short-lived tornado started near Buie-Philadelphus Road, where

it snapped a large oak tree near a mobile home. The tornado then

continued northeastward and snapped and uprooted several more

trees, one of which leaned on a home and caused minor damage to

the roof. Minor shingle damage was also observed and an RV was

reported to have been nearly blown over. The tornado continued

further northeastward and uprooted additional trees along its

path. A corn bin and another small tree were blown over at the

northern end of the property. The tornado ended just northeast of

the area where the last few trees snapped and uprooted were

found.



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



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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