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Eight tornadoes now confirmed in central NC last week
Another tornado was confirmed to have hit central North Carolina during Friday’s severe storms, bringing the new total to eight.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, eight tornadoes have been confirmed, although four still need to be surveyed, or studied.
The most recent EF-1 tornado, confirmed early Monday morning, touched down northwest of Rocky Mount on April 19. The storm traveled 12.5 miles on the ground (for a total of 11 minutes) and had a width of 350 yards.
Other confirmed and surveyed tornadoes from Friday’s storms include:
- An EF-1 tornado touched down southwest of Weldon and traveled for 5.1 miles, or four minutes, crossing into Northampton County.
- An EF-1 tornado touched down 3 miles southeast of Whitakers and remained on the ground for 8.8 miles, significantly damaging a trailer and trees.
- An EF-1 tornado touched down briefly northwest of Siler City. The tornado was on the ground for roughly two minutes, damaging trees and power lines.
Four other tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down in Orange, Sampson/Johnson, Moore and Halifax counties on Friday, but those still need to be surveyed, according to the NWS. No injuries or deaths were reported in the tornadoes.
The surveying will continue Monday.