Newport/Morehead City, NC

Weather Forecast Office

April 16 Tornado Map and Information

12 Confirmed Tornados over Eastern
North Carolina on April 16th, 2011

Multiple long track tornados developed over eastern North Carolina during the late afternoon and evening of Saturday April 16th. Twelve tornados have been confirmed over the area, several of which caused major damage. Hundreds of homes were damaged or completely destroyed across the region. Many business and several schools received structural damage with some buildings totally destroyed. Thousands of residents were either temporarily or permanently displaced from their homes. Scores of injuries also occurred with several injuries being categorized as critical.

Tornado Damage and Tracks

EF Scale	Wind Speeds
EF-0	65 to 85 mph
EF-1	86 to 110 mph
EF-2	111 to 135 mph
EF-3	136 to 165 mph
EF-4	166 to 200 mph
EF-5	> 200 mph

The below map is a representation of the tornado tracks from the April 16th event. More information will be added to this map as it becomes finalized.

Clicking on the different tornado tracks will bring up the Public Notification Statement (PNS) for each tornado. Clicking on the blue markers will display various damage pictures from the storms.

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Satellite

Hybrid

Below is the list of the 12 tornados that have been confirmed in the Newport/Morehead City County Warning Area during the April 16th event. These tornados were associated with 3 large supercell thunderstorms that moved rapidly Northeast across the area.

Location	Intensity	Max Winds	Path Length	Path Width
Snow Hill	EF-3	150-160 mph	18 miles	400 yds
Jacksonville	EF-3	145 mph	3.7 miles	450 yds
Hargetts Crossroads	EF-2	125 mph	2 miles	200 yds
Riverdale	EF-2	125 mph	0.6 miles	200 yds
Farmville	EF-1	90 mph	2.6 miles	75 yds
Alligator	EF-1	105 mph	7.2 miles	550 yds
Duck	EF-1	90 mph	0.7 miles	250 yds
Faison	EF-0	70 mph	0.2 miles	75 yds
Robersonville	EF-0	80 mph	0.2 miles	75 yds
Kenansville	EF-0	75 mph	0.1 miles	150 yds
Vanceboro	EF-0	70 mph	0.1 miles	30 yds
Bath	EF-0	70 mph	0.4 miles	30 yds

Resources

Download Tornado Track KML file for Google Earth.

Download Damage Photograph KML file for Google Earth.

MHX Synoptic Event Review