NEW: NWS rankings of tornadoes across the east

On Sunday 4 / 17, National Weather Service meteorologists conducted extensive storm surveys from many of the tornado zones from Saturday 4 / 16.  The teams found EF-3-rated tornado damage at Askewville, Jacksonville and Snow Hill; EF-2-rated damage at Hargetts Crossroads, Riverdale, Tarawa Terrace, Lucama and Wilson; EF-1-rated damage at Alligator, Duck, Farmville and Harbinger; and EF-0-rated damage just south of Kenansville, Bath, Faison, Vanceboro, and Robersonville.

The EF-scale, or Enhanced Fujita tornado rating scale, is as follows:

EF-0  65 - 85mph

EF-1  86 - 110mph

EF-2  111 - 135mph

EF-3  136 - 165mph

EF-4  166 - 200mph

EF-5  200mph+

In the coming days, more storm data is likely to be gathered (and we'll pass it along), but preliminary raw storm damage survey data is included below in standard National Weather Service capital letter format:

BEAUFORT COUNTY, NC (BATH) - PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC123 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011…TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...LOCATION...BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA…DATE...4/16/11…ESTIMATED TIME...808 PM EDTMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0…ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH…MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...0.4 MILES…BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.47N / 76.81W…ENDING LAT/LON...35.48N / 76.79W…*FATALITIES...0…* INJURIES...0…* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA....SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR BATH IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 4/16/11. COUNTY OFFICIALS RELAYED NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT A WATERSPOUT CAME ASHORE NEAR BATH. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED SPORADIC DAMAGE EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF FRONT STREET NORTHEAST TOWARD THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 92 AND HERON LANE. SEVERAL TREES OR LARGE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO SOME HOMES RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE ATWEATHER.GOV/MHX.

BERTIE COUNTY, N.C.  (ASKEWVILLE)- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA710 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...BERTIE COUNTY NC TORNADO SURVEY RESULTS... LOCATION...1 MILE SOUTH OF ASKEWVILLE NC NORTHEAST TO ABOUT 3MILES EAST OF HARRELLSVILLEDATE...APRIL 16 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...655 PM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3 /PRELIMINARY...PENDING FURTHER ANALYSIS/ ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...136 TO 165 MPHPATH WIDTH...1/2 TO 3/4 MILEPATH LENGTH...18.8 MILESINJURIES...50 /ESTIMATED/DEATHS...11 /CONFIRMED/ ...SUMMARY... TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF ASKEWVILLE NC...DOING MINOR TREE AND BUILDING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR NEARLY 19 MILES...FINALLY LIFTING EAST OF HARRELLSVILLE. FOR MUCH OF THE TORNADO'S LIFE...THE PATH WIDTH WAS ONE HALF TO NEARLY 3/4 MILES WIDE. EF2 AND EF3 DAMAGE WAS WIDESPREAD FROM JUST WEST OF ASKEWVILLE...NORTHEAST TO JUST WEST OF COLERAIN...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE TORNADO CROSSED INTO HERTFORD COUNTY. NUMEROUS HOMES WERE DESTROYED...AND MANY OTHERS SUFFERED VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO TREES AND WOODED AREAS IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. A SPLIT IN THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATHS JUST NORTH OF COLERAIN SUGGESTS THAT THE TORNADO UNDERWENT A CYCLIC RE-DEVELOPMENT...WITH 2 TORNADOES ON THE GROUND SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MILES. THE SECOND TORNADO...WITH A DAMAGE PATH JUST TO THE EAST OF THE ORIGINAL...STRONGER TORNADO...IS DETAILED BELOW. && LOCATION...1 MILE NW OF COLERAIN NORTHEAST TO ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF HARRELLSVILLEDATE...APRIL 16 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...705 PMEF-SCALE RATING...EF2 ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...111 TO 135 MPHPATH WIDTH...300 TO 500 YARDSPATH LENGTH...7.8...MILES...INJURIES...UNKNOWNDEATHS...NONE ...SUMMARY...A DISTINCT SEPARATION IN THE DAMAGE PATHS NW OF COLERAIN SUGGESTS THAT A SECOND TORNADO FORMED JUST NW OF COLERAIN...AND TRACKED NORTHEAST NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE ORIGINAL TORNADO. NORTH OF COLERAIN...THE TORNADO TRACKED PARALLEL RT. 45 FOR ABOUT 1 MILE...THEN CONTINUED NORTHEAST IN SOUTHEAST HERTFORD COUNTY...JUST WEST OF THE CHOWAN RIVER. THE LAST VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS NEAR THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHOWAN RIVER ABOUT 4 MILES EAST OF HARRELLSVILLE. SEVERAL HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. POULTRY HOUSES AND OTHER FARM EQUIPMENT WERE ALSO DAMAGED. MANY TREES DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF.

CRAVEN COUNTY, NC (VANCEBORO)- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC…150 PM EDT THU APR 21 2011…...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA....LOCATION...2 MILES NORTH OF VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA…DATE...APRIL 16 …2011…ESTIMATED TIME...748 PM…MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0…ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...0.10 MILE…FATALITIES...0…INJURIES...0…* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS…STORM DATA…...SUMMARY....THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS…CONFIRMED A TORNADO JUST NORTH OF VANCEBORO IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH…CAROLINA ON 4/16/11…COUNTY OFFICIALS RELAYED REPORTS OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH …OF VANCEBORO. A NATIONAL WEATHER…SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY SHOWED SOME… MINOR DAMAGE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 43 AND CLARK ROAD. A LARGE METAL SIGN WAS BENT AND TWISTED BY THE STRONG WINDS.THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT.WEATHER.GOV/MHX.

CURRITUCK COUNTY, NC (HARBINGER) - PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 635 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN SOUTHERN CURRITUCK COUNTY... LOCATION...NEAR HARBINGER…DATE...APR 16 2011…ESTIMATED TIME...930 PM…EF-SCALE RATING...EF1…ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...86 TO 110 MPH…PATH WIDTH...100 TO 200 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...2.2 MILES..INJURIES...NONE..DEATHS...NONE...SUMMARY...TORNADO APPARENTLY MOVED INLAND OFF THE ALBEMARLE SOUND AND CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS RT. 158...AND THEN TOWARD CURRITUCK SOUND. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN OR SNAPPED OFF. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND A FEW HOMES. VEHICLES WERE OVERTURNED...AND SEVERAL BOATS WERE LIFTED ACROSS RT. 158.

DARE COUNTY, NC (DUCK) - TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...LOCATION...DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA…DATE...4/16/11…ESTIMATED TIME...935 PM EDT…MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1…ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...250 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...0.65 MILE…BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.16N / 75.75…ENDING LAT/LON...36.17N / 75.74…* FATALITIES...0* INJURIES...0* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWSSTORM DATA....SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HASCONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR DUCK IN DARE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 4/16/11.THE TORNADO CUT A PATH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST STARTING ON THESOUND IN THE FOUR SEASONS SUBDIVISION EXITING ON THE OCEANFRONT IN THE DUCK LANDING SUBDIVISION. THE TOWN DOCUMENTED DAMAGE TO APPROXIMATELY 77 STRUCTURES...VALUED AT AN ESTIMATED $766,700. THE MAJORITY OF STRUCTURES INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE CONSISTING OF MISSING ROOF SHINGLES OR SIDING.SEVERAL LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND PRODUCED MODERATE TO HEAVY DAMAGE TO HOMES.THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

DUPLIN COUNTY, NC (FAISON) - PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC1038 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...LOCATION...FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...4/16/11…ESTIMATED TIME...512 PM EDT…MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0…ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH…MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES…BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.12N / 76.14W…ENDING LAT/LON...35.12N / 76.13W…* FATALITIES...0…* INJURIES...* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO…CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS…STORM DATA....SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR FAISON IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 4/16/11.A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR FAISON AND COUNTY OFFICIAL REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 117.THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

DUPLIN COUNTY, NC (KENANSVILLE) - TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KENANSVILLE IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...6 MILES SOUTH OF KENANSVILLE IN DUPLIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011ESTIMATED TIME...630 PMMAXIMUM EF-0...SCALE RATING...EF0ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...UNKNOWNMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...UNKNOWN PATH LENGTH...UNKNOWN FATALITIES...UNKNOWNINJURIES...UNKNOWN * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWSSTORM DATA.

GREENE COUNTY AND PITT COUNTIES, NC (SNOW HILL / FARMVILLE) - TORNADO CONFIRMED FROM NEAR SNOW HILL IN GREENE COUNTY TO NEARFARMVILLE IN PITT COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA... LOCATION...SNOW HILL IN GREENE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011ESTIMATED TIME...545 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-3ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...150-160 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...400 YARDSPATH LENGTH...UNKNOWNBEGINNING LAT/LON...UNKNOWNENDING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN* FATALITIES...0* INJURIES...2 SERIOUS INJURIES. OTHER MINOR INJURIES...LOCATION...FARMVILLE IN PITT COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011ESTIMATED TIME...620 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS PATH LENGTH...UNKNOWN BEGINNING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN ENDING LAT/LON...UNKNOWN* FATALITIES...0* INJURIES...0 * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.

JONES COUNTY (HARGETTS CROSSROADS) - PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC719 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HARGETTS CROSSROADS IN JONES COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA... LOCATION...HARGETTS CROSSROADS IN JONES COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011ESTIMATED TIME...713 PM EDTMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...UNKNOWNMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...UNKNOWNPATH...LENGTH...UNKNOWNFATALITIES...UNKNOWNINJURIES...UNKNOWN THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWSSTORM DATA. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE ATWEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

MARTIN COUNTY, NC (ROBERSONVILLE) -PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC1108 PM EDT MON APR 18 2011...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBERSONVILLE IN MARTIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...LOCATION...6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBERSONVILLE IN MARTIN COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA…DATE...4/16/11…ESTIMATED TIME...710 PM EDTMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0…ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH…MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDSPATH LENGTH...0.15 MILE…BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.89N / 77.17W…ENDING LAT/LON...35.89N / 77.17W…*FATALITIES...0* INJURIES...0…* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA....SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBERSONVILLE IN MARTIN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 4/16/11. A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT THE CORNER OF HIGHWAY 125 AND LOGCABIN ROAD. THE TORNADO TORE THE ROOF OFF OF A DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME AND TOSSED IT 20 YARDS INTO A FIELD. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

ONSLOW AND CRAVEN COUNTIES (JACKSONVILLE / RIVERDALE) - PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC621 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA AND IN THE RIVERDALE SECTION OF CRAVEN COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA... LOCATION...JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ANDRIVERDALE IN CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...APRIL 17 2011ESTIMATED TIME...800-845 PM EDTMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF3 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...145 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...1/4 MILE PATH LENGTH...DISCONTINUOUS. 3.7 MILES IN JACKSONVILLE AND 0.6 MILESIN RIVERDALE FATALITIES...0INJURIES...APPROX 43 IN ONSLOW COUNTY THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWSSTORM DATA. ...SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR JACKSONVILLE IN ONSLOW COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA AND IN THE RIVERDALE SECTION OF CRAVEN COUNTY ON APRIL17 2011.  THE TORNADO EITHER LIFTED OR HAD A DISCONTINUOUS PATH AFTER EFFECTING THE PINEY GREEN AREA OF JACKSONVILLE BEFORE TOUCHINGDOWN AGAIN IN THE RIVERDALE SECTION OF CRAVEN COUNTY. THENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM VISITED 4 LOCATIONS ALONG THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. THE INITIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE TARAWA TERRACE HOUSING AREA OFCAMP LEJEUNE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AT EF2 IN THIS AREA WITH WINDSPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 125 MPH WITH A WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO CAUSE DAMAGE AS IT TRACKED ACROSS ROUTE24 AND INTO THE HOLIDAY CITY SUBDIVISION OF JACKSONVILLE. THEHOLIDAY CITY SUBDIVISION RECEIVED EF2 TORNADO DAMAGE WITH WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED AT 125 MPH AND A WIDTH OF 100 YARD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ON A NORTHEAST TRACK WITH THE NEXT OBSERVEDDAMAGE IN THE COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND MONTCLAIR SUBDIVISIONS ON EITHERSIDE OF PINEY GREEN ROAD. THE TORNADO CAUSED THE GREATEST AMOUNTOF DAMAGE AS IT CROSSED OVER PINEY GREEN ROAD INTO THE MONTCLAIRSUBDIVISION WHERE ISOLATED EF3 DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. WIND SPEEDS INTHIS AREA WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 145 MPH. THE INITIAL DAMAGE PATHWIDTH OF 1/4 MILE IN THE COLONIAL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION NARROWED TO100 YARDS AS IT CROSSED PINEY GREEN ROAD AND INTO THE MONTCLAIRSUBDIVISION. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF THIS PATH OF THE TORNADO IS 3.7 MILES...DURING THE 800-815 PM TIMEFRAME. AFTER MOVING THROUGH THE PINEY GREEN AREA...THE TORNADO AFFECTEDA HEAVILY WOODED AREA OF THE CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST AND MAY HAVELIFTED BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN IN THE RIVERDALE SECTION OFC RAVEN COUNTY. DAMAGE IN THE RIVERDALE AREA IS RATED EF2 WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 125 MPH. THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED AT 0.6 MILES IN LENGTH AND A WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

TYRRELL COUNTY (ALLIGATOR) -TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ALLIGATOR, OR 8 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...LOCATION...ALLIGATOR, OR 8 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...4/16/11 ESTIMATED TIME...905 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH…MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...550 YARDS…PATH LENGTH...0.8 MILE…BEGINNING LAT/LON...35.90N / 76.11W…ENDING LAT/LON...35.91N / 76.10W…*FATALITIES...0… *INJURIES...0* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR ALLIGATOR, OR 8 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIA IN TYRRELL COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 4/16/11.THE TORNADO PRODUCED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO A CHURCH AT THE CORNER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 64 AND OLD U.S. 64 IN THE COMMUNITY OF ALLIGATOR. NEARLY HALF OF THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF THE CHURCH...AND AN ENTIRE WALL OF THE CHURCH COLLAPSED. A MOBILE HOME NEARBY ALSO SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. MANY TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 64 WERE SNAPPED. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE ATWEATHER.GOV/MHX. 

WILSON, N.C.  (WILSON / LUCAMA)- ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR WILSON AND LUCAMA IN WILSON COUNTY NORTHCAROLINA... LOCATION...WILSON AND LUCAMA IN WILSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...512 PM THROUGH 519 PMMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDSPATH LENGTH...5 MILESBEGINNING LAT/LON...35.70N / 77.99WENDING LAT/LON...35.73N / 77.94W* FATALITIES...0 * INJURIES...NONE KNOWN * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TOCHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWSSTORM DATA. ...SUMMARY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH NC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADONEAR WILSON AND LUCAMA IN WILSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON APRIL 162011. AT ROUGHLY 512 PM EDT THE SAME SUPERCELL SPAWNED ANOTHER TORNADO SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF WILSON...JUST NORTH OF THE TOWN OF LUCAMA WHERE SEVERAL HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED IN HALF OR UPROOTED. SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE BLOWN OVER AND ROLLED AS MUCH AS 100 FEET. WINDS IN THIS LOCATION WERE ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH...OR EF2 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THETORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 42 ON THEWESTERN SIDE OF WILSON WHERE 25 HOMES AND A DOZEN BUSINESSES WEREHEAVILY DAMAGED...IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ANDPOWERLINES. SEVERAL AIR CONDITIONING UNITS WERE BLOWN OFF THE TOPOF BUSINESSES ONTO THE STREET...AND DOZENS OF VEHICLES AT A CARDEALERSHIP WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY WIND BLOWN DEBRIS. AT THISPOINT...PEAK WINDS WERE ALSO ESTIMATED AT 120 MPH...OR EF2. THETORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST TO HIGHWAY 264 ON THE WESTERNSIDE OF WILSON WHERE A FAMILY MEDICAL SUPPLY BUILDING AND THEPARKWOOD VILLAGE APARTMENTS RECEIVED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND BROKENWINDOWS FROM WIND BLOWN DEBRIS. WINDS IN THIS AREA WERE ESTIMATEDAT 80 MPH...OR EF0 INTENSITY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO WEAKEN ANDLIFTED NEAR HIGHWAY 58 ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF WILSON AT ROUGHLY519 PM EDT. THE LENGTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK WAS ESTIMATED AT 5MILES...WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. MANY THANKS TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN EDGECOMBE...WILSON... AND JOHNSTON COUNTY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAH.