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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1217 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/11/2026 CANDOR, NC TORNADO EVENT
RATING: EF2
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.38 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 10/11/2026
START TIME: 10:14 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 NNE CANDOR / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / NC
START LAT/LON: 35.302 / -79.7332
END DATE: 10/11/2026
END TIME: 10:15 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 NNE CANDOR / MONTGOMERY COUNTY / NC
END LAT/LON: 35.3071 / -79.7308
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF, BUT STRONG, SHORT-TRACK TORNADO OCCURRED ON THE
NORTHEAST SIDE OF CANDOR IN BETWEEN BRUTONVILLE ROAD AND I-73.
DRONE IMAGES AND VIDEO PROVIDED BY EAGLE SPRINGS FIRE CHIEF
ASSISTED IN DETERMINING THE START POINT BETWEEN CHERRY CIRCLE AND
HURRICANE DRIVE WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UPROOTED AND
SNAPPED TREES OCCURRED. THE TORNADO QUICKLY CONTINUED TO TRACK
ROUGHLY NORTHEAST WHERE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A
COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH HAD 3 OF ITS EXTERIOR WALLS COLLAPSED AND
SEVERAL MORE SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED; CONSISTENT WITH HIGH-
END EF-1 TO LOW-END EF-2 DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS A
SMALL POND AND SNAPPED ABOUT 10 HARDWOOD/SOFTWOOD TREES AND
REMOVED A LARGE PORTION OF ROOF COVERING FROM A RESIDENCE NEAR
ETTA DRIVE. FROM THIS POINT, THE TORNADO QUICKLY LIFTED, NOT
BEFORE SNAPPING SMALL BRANCHES, BEFORE REACHING I-73 WITH NO
VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM DRONE FOOTAGE TO THE NORTHEAST.
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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