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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
403 PM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 9/15/24 Waterspout-Tornado Event...

.Bald Head Island Waterspout-Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    60 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.49 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/15/2024
Start Time:             11:52 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 E Bald Head Island /  / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          33.8565 / -77.9595

End Date:               09/15/2024
End Time:               11:54 AM EDT
End Location:           1 E Bald Head Island / Brunswick County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            33.8563 / -77.968

Survey Summary:
A waterspout moved onshore north of East Beach Road on the east
side of Bald Head Island. This event was captured on video by a
homeowner on the north end of East Beach Road. After moving onshore
the tornado moved toward the west across marshes and into a wooded area
near Cape Creek Road where it quickly dissipated. No damage was
observed in the wooded area where it dissipated.

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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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