PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service RALEIGH NC
541 PM EDT Tue May 14 2019


...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/13/19 EASTERN WAKE / WESTERN NASH
COUNTY TORNADO EVENT...

.EF-2 Tornado confirmed near Knightdale to Bailey North Carolina...

Start Location...4 miles NE of Knightdale
End Location...4 miles NNW of Bailey
Date...May 13, 2019
Estimated Time...10:13 AM EDT - 10:39 AM EDT
Maximum EF- Scale Rating...EF-2
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...115 mph
Maximum Path Width...385 yards
Path Length...17.40 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.8275/-78.4399
Ending Lat/Lon...35.8288/-78.1371
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
The tornado initially touched down just west of Rolesville Road
near Tink`s Place in eastern Wake County. The tornado initially
produced widespread EF-1 damage with sporadic EF-2 damage noted on
Weathers Road. Along the path to Weathers Road, numerous trees
were either uprooted or snapped and mangled together, consistent
with EF-1 damage.

At Weathers Road, structural damage was noted as a single family
home had its exterior walls collapsed. Several metal farm
buildings were also completely destroyed and strewn about a field.
Sheet metal was wrapped around a nearby tree. An RV was flipped
over numerous times landing crushed in an open field. In
addition, another home had the windows blown out with roof damage.
It was in this area that EF-2 damage was determined.

The tornado continued tracking east and crossed Edgemont Road just
north of HWY 264/64, then crossing HWY 264/64 where numerous trees
were downed and snapped. Generally EF-1 damage was noted here.

The tornado then moved east into Zebulon along and near Highway
97 (West Gannon Avenue) where numerous trees snapped and uprooted.
It continued east of Zebulon, crossing HWY 264/64 again, and going
just north of the Five County Stadium. Generally EF-0 and EF-1
damage was noted here.

The tornado then crossed into Nash County, where damage was
observed on Brantley Road. Most of the damage consisted of trees
being snapped and uprooted, with structural damage to an open-air
farm outhouse. Just east on Massey Road, one newly constructed
home suffered roof damage, with roof trusses severely damaged.
Shingles had not been completed on the home yet, therefore this
damage was considered EF-1 level. Also on Massey Road, a modular
home suffered roof and wall damage, while two farm outhouses were
severely damaged. The tornado then tracked east along Nade Road
causing more uprooted and snapped trees. A home along Nade Road
also lost its chimney with a cinderblock outhouse suffering
complete roof failure.

Finally, the tornado began to weaken as it crossed the woods east
of Hoyt Road, and it eventually lifted just east of Winters Road.


EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Danco/Haines