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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1248 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/14/25 TORNADO EVENT
HOLDEN BEACH
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 55 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.11 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/14/2025
START TIME: 05:43 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 3 WSW HOLDEN BEACH / BRUNSWICK COUNTY / NC
START LAT/LON: 33.9034 / -78.3605
END DATE: 08/14/2025
END TIME: 05:44 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 WSW HOLDEN BEACH / BRUNSWICK COUNTY / NC
END LAT/LON: 33.9046 / -78.3592
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WATERSPOUT ASSOCIATED WITH A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM OVER WATER
MOVED ONSHORE NEAR THE 1200 BLOCK OF OCEAN BLVD W. MINOR DAMAGE
WAS NOTED TO SEVERAL PALM TREES, AND NUMEROUS PIECES OF BEACH
FURNITURE WERE TOSSED AROUND BEFORE THE TORNADO DISSIPATED OVER
THE DUNE LINE.
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.
CRM/RJB
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