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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
208 PM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 10/11/26 JORDAN LAKE, NC TORNADO EVENT
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 107 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.07 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 10/11/2026
START TIME: 12:02 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 SSE JORDAN LAKE / CHATHAM COUNTY / NC
START LAT/LON: 35.6804 / -79.0098
END DATE: 10/11/2026
END TIME: 12:03 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 4 SE JORDAN LAKE / CHATHAM COUNTY / NC
END LAT/LON: 35.6934 / -79.0012
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SHORT LIVED EF-1 TORNADO CROSSED THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF JORDAN LAKE
ON SUNDAY OCT 11. THE TORNADO DEVELOPED JUST SOUTH OF BEAVER CREEK RD,
RESULTING IN NUMEROUS SNAPPED TREES. THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED BEAVER CREEK
RD, CAUSING ADDITIONAL EF-1 DAMAGE IN THE PROCESS. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE
LATER THE TORNADO CROSSED A SMALL SECTION OF THE LAKE, THEN LIFTED ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE SHORELINE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
AND THE CHATHAM CO EM DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE PROVIDING GROUND TRUTH,
PHOTOS, AND DRONE VIDEOS OF THE AFFECTED AREA FOR THIS STORM SURVEY.
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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