Updated information about the 2 tornadoes that touched down in Lincoln Co. near Lake Norman.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 735 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2010 ...TWO TORNADOES TOUCHDOWNS CONFIRMED NEAR DENVER IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA... ...FIRST TORNADO... LOCATION...DENVER IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...07/13/10 ESTIMATED TIME...445 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...650 YARDS PATH LENGTH...2.75 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 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR DENVER IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 07/13/10. THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR 5817 WINGATE HILL ROAD. THE TORNADO CAUSED SPORADIC DAMAGE AS IT TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST...BEFORE ENDING AROUND ST JAMES CHURCH ROAD...JUST OUTSIDE THE SAINT JAMES PLANTATION SUBDIVISION. INITIALLY THE TORNADO WAS TOPPING TREES AND SNAPPING OFF TOPS OF TREES...BEFORE IMPACTING PARTS OF THE MAPLE LEAF SUB-DIVISION AND THE SAINT JAMES PLANTATION SUB-DIVISION. THOSE TWO SUB-DIVISIONS WERE THE LOCATIONS WHERE THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF DAMAGE WAS CENTERED. THE TORNADO WAS BRIEFLY AT ITS WIDEST POINT AT THESE LOCATIONS AS WELL. MANY LARGE TREES WERE FELLED OR SNAPPED... WITH TREES FALLING ON HOUSES. DAMAGE TO GUTTERS...FLASHING AND ROOFS WERE ALSO NOTED. ...SECOND TORNADO... LOCATION...DENVER IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA DATE...07/13/10 ESTIMATED TIME...455 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...230 YARDS PATH LENGTH...1/4 MILE * 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 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR DENVER IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON 07/13/10. THE TORNADO BEGAN IN THE VICINITY/BETWEEN CINDY LANE AND HARMATTAN DRIVE...ROUGHLY 1.5 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DENVER...NORTH OF WEBBS ROAD...ON A SOUTH FACING COVE...FROM AN INLET JUTTING WEST OF LAKE NORMAN. CONCENTATED DAMAGE WAS NOTED AS IT TRACKED NORTHEAST... BEFORE ENDING NEAR THE CROSS OF CINDY LANE AND BELFORD LANE. MANY TREES WERE FELLED OR SNAPPED. TREES FELL ON HOMES CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO ROOFS...GUTTERS AND FLASHING. OUTSIDE OF THE PRIMARY TORNADO AREAS...OUTFLOW DAMAGING WINDS WERE ALSO NOTED...WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 80 TO 90 MPH ESTIMATED. THOSE AREAS OF OUTFLOW DAMAGE WERE NOTED ON PARTS OF FORNEY HILL ROAD...LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF DENVER JUST OFF HIGHWAY 16...OTHER COVES LOCATED EAST OF DENVER...AND LOCATIONS NORTH OF WESTPORT. COUNTY OFFICIALS COUNTED 28 LARGE TREES THAT FELL ON HOMES AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...CAUSED BY BOTH TORNADO AND OUTFLOW DAMAGING WINDS. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/GSP. 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.
