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Heavy rain/Storm event 5/15/14


Solak

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3.23" total. Still surprised that we didn't have any lightning or thunder with any of the storms. Glad that there isn't a blowing NW gale with the frontal passage; there would be lots of trees going down, I bet. The Nuese in Smithfield is supposed to crest at 19.91' tomorrow - flood stage is 15'. That would be the 2nd highest I've seen it in the 9 years I've lived here. it got to 22.95' in 2006, and 18.45' in 2010. Normal flow is between 4 & 5 feet.

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NOUS42 KRAH 162047
PNSRAH
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-172100-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
447 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2014

...TORNADO CONFIRMED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DURHAM IN
DURHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA...

LOCATION...3 SW DURHAM IN DURHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
DATE...MAY 15 2014
ESTIMATED TIME...610 PM TO 613 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF- SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.8 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH NC HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO 3 SW DURHAM IN DURHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON MAY 15
2014.

DAMAGE CONSISTED OF DOZENS OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES...AND
APPROXIMATELY 40 HOMES THAT EXPERIENCED ROOF OR OTHER STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE HOMES WAS CAUSED BY FALLING
TREES AND OTHER DEBRIS IMPACTING THE STRUCTURES. HOWEVER...THERE
WERE AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN HOMES THAT EXPERIENCED MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE CAUSED SOLELY BY THE WIND.

IN ONE CASE...A LARGE OAK TREE WAS UPROOTED...AND IN THE PROCESS
FELL ONTO A HOME AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLICED THROUGH THE ROOF AND AN
EXTERIOR WALL OF THE HOME.

THE EXTENT OF THE HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE SUGGESTED MAXIMUM SPEEDS OF
90 MPH (EF1) BASED ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RAH.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES
INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

$$

PETRO
 

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