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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 7/28/26 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT
CATAWBA COUNTY WIND EVENT
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.97 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 2900 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 07/28/2026
START TIME: 06:20 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 ENE ST. STEPHENS / CATAWBA COUNTY / NC
START LAT/LON: 35.7678 / -81.2317
END DATE: 07/28/2026
END TIME: 06:32 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 W CLAREMONT / CATAWBA COUNTY / NC
END LAT/LON: 35.7157 / -81.1707
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SWATH OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IMPACTED PORTIONS OF
CATAWBA COUNTY ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 28TH. THIS SWATH OF WIND
DAMAGE STARTED ALONG RIFLE RANGE RD AND EXTENDED SOUTHEAST ACROSS
LEE CLINE RD, NC HWY 16 AND INTERSTATE 40. THE INTENSITY OF THE
WINDS SUBSIDED BETWEEN INTERSTATE 40 AND US HWY 70. WITHIN THIS
SWATH OF DAMAGING WINDS, MANY TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG WITH
LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED. THE CORE OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG RIFLE
RANGE RD AND LEE CLINE RD NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH STAFFORD
ST. HERE, PEAK WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH.
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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