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EF1 tornado in Tyrrell County, North Carolina

Tornado May 23, 2017 · Tyrrell County, North Carolina

EF1
Rating
0.6 mi
Path length
40 yd
Path width
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 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 National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City NC has confirmed

a tornado near Gum Neck in Tyrrell County North Carolina on May

23 2017.

A tornado touched down about one quarter mile southwest of the

intersection of South Gum Neck Road and Georgia Road, southeast of Gum

Neck. The tornado traveled northeast, first knocking down and snapping

trees before crossing South Gum Neck Road into a wheat field, flattening

the wheat crop along its path. The tornado then crossed Georgia Road,

knocking down a few trees including one large pecan tree near a

residence. One small barn also noted some metal roof damage. Maximum

winds are estimated at 100 mph, with a path length of 0.6 miles and

maximum path width of 40 yards. No injuries or fatalities occurred with

this tornado.

The wider storm

An EF1 tornado touched down just southeast of Gum Neck in Tyrrell County. Maximum estimated winds were 100 mph, with a path length of 0.6 mile and maximum path width of 40 yards.

Began near Gum Neck (35.7060, -76.1320).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 702314. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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