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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
501 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 12TH, 2026 TORNADO EVENT IN WHORTONSVILLE,
NC...
WHORTONSVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 TO 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: TBD MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: TBD YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: MARCH 12, 2026
START TIME: 303 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 E WHORTONSVILLE, NC
START LAT/LON: TBD
END DATE: MARCH 12, 2026
END TIME: 305 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 E WHORTONSVILLE, NC
END LAT/LON: TBD
THIS IS A PRELIMINARY SURVEY TO GET THE TOP ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS AND EF RATING
OUT ASAP. FUTURE DETAILS SUCH AS WIDTH, LENGTH, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
WILL BE SENT LATER THIS EVENING, AND MAY AGAIN BE UPDATED ON SATURDAY.
MORE SPORADIC DAMAGE WAS FOUND WEST OF THIS PATH TOWARD HIGHWAY 306 IN PAMLICO
COUNTY AND ALSO NEAR FAIRFIELD HARBOUR. THIS EVENTUALLY MAY BE CONSIDERED AS ONE
CONTINOUS PATH. ADDITIONAL UPDATES MAY OCCUR THIS EVENING AND AGAIN THIS
WEEKEND AS MORE DATA COMES INTO THE OFFICE.
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.
CQD/HEDEN
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