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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
813 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 12TH, 2026 TORNADO EVENT IN
MAYSVILLE, NC...
MAYSVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 02:26 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW MAYSVILLE / ONSLOW COUNTY / NC
START LAT/LON: 34.9030 / -77.2713
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 02:27 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 WSW MAYSVILLE / ONSLOW COUNTY / NC
END LAT/LON: 34.9027 / -77.2668
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR A FARM ON WHITE OAK RIVER ROAD IN
MAYSVILLE. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A FARM BUILDING, CAUSING
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE, THE COLLAPSE AND REMOVAL OF BARN DOORS,
AND PEELING OFF SIDING. DEBRIS WAS BLOWN DOWNSTREAM INTO A NEARBY
FIELD. WITHIN THE DEBRIS FIELD, A 2X4 WAS IMPALED INTO THE GROUND.
THE TORNADO THEN WENT ON TO DAMAGE A ROW OF TREES BEFORE LIFTING.
WITHIN THE AREA OF DAMAGED TREES, SOME TREES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF.
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.
DAG
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