KMHX [201757]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS52 KMHX 201757
LSRMHX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
156 PM EDT THU SEP 20 2012

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0424 PM TORNADO 2 NNE COMFORT 35.04N 77.46W
09/18/2012 JONES NC NWS STORM SURVEY

AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY HAS CONCLUDED THAT A EF-0 TORNADO
BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE
FIRST TOUCH DOWN WAS TRACKED FOR 0.15 MILES AND WAS 100
YARDS WIDE. IT DOWNED A TREE ALONG HWY-41... DESTROYED A
GREENHOUSE AND DAMAGED A SHED AND OUT BUILDING AT A
RESIDENCE. THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN WAS MAINLY EVIDENT IN
TREE DAMAGE AND FLIPPED A FARM IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THE
TRACK WAS ABOUT 0.5 MILES IN LENGTH AND 150 YARDS WIDE.
THE THIRD TOUCH DOWN WAS ABOUT 300 YARDS WIDE AND
TRACKED AR


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EVENT NUMBER MHX1200438

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