088   
NWUS52 KMHX 071650  
LSRMHX  
  
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
1250 PM EDT MON SEP 7 2026  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
  
            ..REMARKS..  
  
0637 PM     TORNADO          3 E FOLKSTONE           34.53N 77.45W  
09/05/2026                   ONSLOW             NC   NWS STORM SURVEY   
  
            STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN EF1   
            TORNADO WITH ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS OF 110 MPH   
            AND AN ESTIMATED WIDTH OF 50 YARDS. THE   
            TORNADO LIKELY FIRST TOUCHED DOWN IN THE   
            MARSHLAND AREA NORTH OF OLD FOLKSTONE ROAD,   
            THEN TRAVELED SOUTHEAST CAUSING NOTABLE   
            DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE HOMES, AN APARTMENT   
            COMPLEX, AND AN RV PARK. THE TORNADO THEN   
            MOVED THROUGH A FORESTED AREA SOUTH OF OLD   
            FOLKSTONE ROAD BEFORE LIFTING NEAR NC 210.   
  
  
  
  
  
MARTIN  
 
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