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EF1 tornado in Duplin County, North Carolina

Tornado April 22, 2023 · Duplin County, North Carolina

EF1
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
30 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down at a residence along Lester Houston Road just to the east of Beulaville. The tornado first snapped several large trees, then tore off at least half

the shingles of a garage behind the residence. Shingle damage was found on both the north and south side of the garage, which is a strong indication of a circulation. A large garage bay door was also blown in, and the east side of the garage had the frame removed from the foundation. The strongest winds were estimated around 90 mph.

The wider storm

Several weak brief tornadoes touched down during the evening hours as a cold front and trough of low pressure moved through Eastern NC.

Began near Petersburg Crossing (34.9440, -77.7110).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Jones CountyEF0 Onslow CountyEF0 Jones County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1093835. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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