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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
947 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025

...NWS Damage Surveys for 07/06/2025 Tornado Events...

...Raleigh Executive Jetport Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1 mile
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/06/2025
Start Time:             03:00 PM EDT
Start Location:         7.5 NE Sanford / Lee County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.58 / -79.10

End Date:               07/06/2025
End Time:               03:04 PM EDT
End Location:           7.5 NE Sanford / Lee County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            35.58 / -79.12

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down at the Raleigh Executive Jetport 7.5
miles NE of Sanford in Lee County, NC. Several hangers had damage
to wall panels and doors. Several aircraft were damaged. Minor
damage to the taxiway occurred. The tornado briefly lifted before
touching back down near its end point, and resulted in minor
damage to several mobile homes and several trees that were snapped
and uprooted.

The National Weather Service would like to thank the Raleigh
Executive Airport Office Manager for her assistance with the
survey.

&&

...Southeast Chatham County Tornado 4M SE of Pittsboro...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/06/2025
Start Time:             03:24 PM EDT
Start Location:         4M SE Pittsboro / Chatham County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.66 / -79.13

End Date:               07/06/2025
End Time:               03:29 PM EDT
End Location:           4M SE Pittsboro / Chatham County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            35.66 / -79.16

Survey Summary:
An EF-1 tornado touched down along Moncure Pittsboro Rd and
snapped and uprooted several trees, before continuing to the NW
for approximately 1.4 miles.

&&

...Snow Camp Tornado, Southwest Alamance County, NC...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   175 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/06/2025
Start Time:             05:30 PM EDT
Start Location:         8M SW Graham / Alamance County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.96 / -79.44

End Date:               07/06/2025
End Time:               05:34 PM EDT
End Location:           8M SW Graham / Alamance County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            35.95 / -79.45

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down along Mount Hermon Rock Creek Rd in
Southwest Alamance County, just north of Russell McPherson Rd. It
then tracked south a short distance before lifting near the
intersection of Mount Hermon Rock Creek Rd and Mountain Valley
Drive. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, with the worst of
the damage occurring to an automotive repair shop, whose entire
roof was torn off by the tornado.

&&

...Lake Michael Orange County, NC Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  .25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/06/2025
Start Time:             06:10 PM EDT
Start Location:         0.75M N of Lake Michael / Orange County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          36.12 / -79.24

End Date:               07/06/2025
End Time:               06:13 PM EDT
End Location:           0.75M N of Lake Michael / Orange County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            36.11 / -79.25

Survey Summary:
A tornado touched down on the northern end of Royal Oak Ln, just
north of Lake Michael and slowly drifted to the southeast about a
quarter mile before lifting. During this brief time on the
ground, considerable tree damage was done, with dozens of trees
snapped and uprooted.

&&

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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corrected time for the Raleigh Exec Jetport tornado

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