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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
521 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025


...NWS Damage Survey for May 5th, 2025 Tornado Event...

.Overview...Jamesville North Carolina Tornado

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  Unknown
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             5/8/2025
Start Time:             511 PM EDT
Start Location:         Jamesville/Martin/NC
Start Lat/Lon:          35.79/-76.92

End Date:               5/8/2025
End Time:               511 PM EDT
End Location:           Jamesville/Martin/NC
End Lat/Lon:            Unknown

Late in the afternoon on the 5th, a supercell thunderstorm
moved into southeast Martin County before moving northeastward
through Martin and far western Washington Counties. As the
thunderstorm moved through Martin County, a tornado touched down
in an open field southwest of Jamesville. In this area, a trained
storm spotter captured the touchdown with a drone. The drone
footage shows a well-defined low-level mesocyclone and a loosely-
organized condensation funnel that touched the ground. The
supercell thunderstorm then moved northeast through Jamesville and
into far western Washington County. Here there were numerous
reports of funnel clouds relayed to the National Weather Service
via the county 911 center. It is unknown whether the tornado
touched down at any additional point after the initial touchdown
report. Radar data showed strengthening low-level rotation after
the initial report, suggesting a high likelihood of additional
brief touchdowns. However, there isn`t conclusive evidence of
additional touchdowns, and no damage has been reported at any
point along the supercell`s path.

On rare occasions, it is impossible to rate the strength of a
confirmed tornado because this is little to no damage evidence.
As of this afternoon(Tuesday May 6th, 2025), this tornado has not
produced any confirmed damage therefore per Directive: 10-1605,
this tornado has a rating of EF-U. The start coordinates were
estimated by radar.

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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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ZC/Martin/Heden