... Tornado confirmed southwest of Louisburg in Franklin County
North Carolina...
This is a preliminary summary... additional information from the
summary including the time of touchdown... other associated damage and
additional information will be provided later this afternoon.
Location... southwest of Louisburg in Franklin County North Carolina
date... June 18 2013
maximum ef-scale rating... EF0
estimated maximum wind speed... 85 mph
maximum path width... 150 yards
path length... 1.2 miles
beginning lat/Lon... 35.9757n / -78.3932w
ending lat/Lon... 35.9782n / -78.3744w
* 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.
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.
