[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 8/31/2011 11:35:47 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1134 AM EDT WED AUG 31 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR QUAKERTOWN (LEWES) IN SUSSEX COUNTY
DELAWARE...

LOCATION...QUAKERTOWN (LEWES) IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE
DATE...AUGUST 27, 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...6:38 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1 
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...95 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...80 YARDS 
PATH LENGTH...0.75 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.763N / 75.165W 
ENDING LAT/LON...38.759N / 75.175W
* 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 MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS CONFIRMED A
TORNADO NEAR QUAKERTOWN (LEWES) IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE ON AUGUST
27, 2011.

THIS TORNADO WAS EMBEDDED WITHIN CONVECTIVE BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH 
HURRICANE IRENE, WHICH WAS MOVING NORTH ALONG THE COAST SATURDAY 
EVENING AND CENTERED NEAR THE VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER AT 
THE TIME OF THIS EVENT. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE EASTERN 
END OF TRADEWINDS LANE, THEN MOVED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG 
TRADEWINDS LANE, CROSSING ROAD 269A BEFORE LIFTING AT CRAB APPLE 
LANE. 

NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THIS PATH, AND NUMEROUS 
HOMES EXPERIENCED SHINGLE DAMAGE IN BOTH THE TRADEWINDS AND NASSAU 
STATION DEVELOPMENTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON 
CRAB APPLE LANE WHERE A HOUSE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL ROOF AND
SHINGLE DAMAGE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE ASSISTANCE OF SKYWARN 
SPOTTERS AND THE SUSSEX COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR 
PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR THIS SURVEY.  

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

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.

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JJM