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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
207 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for October 11th, 2026 Tornado Event Update #2...

.Jones County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.52 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             10/11/2026
Start Time:             02:48 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 NNE Pleasant Hill / Jones County / NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.1018 / -77.5592

End Date:               10/11/2026
End Time:               02:56 PM EDT
End Location:           5 S Wise Forks / Jones County / NC
End Lat/Lon:            35.14 / -77.5182

Survey Summary: 
The majority of the damage was confined to three homes along Middle 
Road, just west of the intersection with Old Kinston Trenton Road. 
At this location multiple pine trees were snapped at the base, along 
with multiple power poles that were leaning. A large branch pierced 
the siding of one home.  This damage was consistent with estimated 
winds of around 100 MPH. The expected value of snapped softwoods and 
and bent power poles is between 104 and 108 MPH but we lowered these 
values slightly because all three homes in the general path received 
little to no damage. 

The pine trees were damaged in a convergent path. In addition on the 
home that had a branch pierce the south wall of the home, a clear 
leaf splatter pattern was found on the east side of the home. This 
leaf litter was blown to the left of the damage path, showing 
convergence. Across Middle Road, debris was scattered in an adjacent 
field before more snapped softwood trees could be found. It is 
likely here that the tornado lifted with no further damage found 
northeast of this location.

**Note** Based on strong evidence of a debris signature prior to the 
damage along Middle Road, we extended the start of the tornado path 
back by about 3 miles through a heavily wooded area east of Burney 
Town Road. This area was not accessible to assess damage in person 
but radar evidence is clear that the tornado started before the 
damage found on Middle Road and this would create a more accurate 
account of what happened.

A special thanks to Jones County Emergency Management for their
help on the storm survey! 

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

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

NOTE:
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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Martin/Heden