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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
110 AM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024

..CORRECTED SAMPSON COUNTY START/END TIME AND LOCATION...

...UPDATED NWS Damage Survey for September 27, 2024 Tornado
Event...

...Bladen County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/27/2024
Start Time:             11:22 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 SW Garland / Bladen County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7618 / -78.4417

End Date:               09/27/2024
End Time:               11:26 AM EDT
End Location:           2 WSW Garland / Sampson County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.7814 / -78.4285


..Sampson County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.31 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/27/2024
Start Time:             11:26 AM EDT
Start Location:         2 WSW Garland / Sampson County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7814 / -78.4285

End Date:               09/27/2024
End Time:               11:30 AM EDT
End Location:           3 NNW Garland / Sampson County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            34.8242 / -78.4075




Survey Summary:

The tornado touched down just SW of the intersection of Highway
210 and Turney Berry Lane, where it snapped numerous 12" diameter
pine trees and uprooted large bluberry bushes. It moved NNE, and
crossed Peter Cromartie Road, where minor roof damage was noted,
along with several snapped trees. The tornado continued NNE to the
Bladen- Sampson county line, exiting the county near the Helltown
Road bridge across the South River. Numerous large trees were
snapped near the county line, along with downed power lines.

Numerous trees snapped along Helltown Rd around the county border
area with power lines downed and an outbuilding damaged by fallen
tree. Along and near Elwell Road, large, healthy, and leafy oak
tree was uprooted with saturated soils. Numerous large limbs
snapped out of oak tree with a few other limbs snapped out of
nearby trees.

The NWS Raleigh would like to extend its thanks and appreciation to
NWS Wilmington for their assistance with this survey.

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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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