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National Weather Service Confirms Tornado In Thursday's Severe Weather
An EF-1 tornado touched down west of Pineville during Thursday’s severe weather, the National Weather Service confirmed Friday.
The EF-1 tornado, which is the second-weakest of of six types of tornadoes, has maximum sustained winds of 95 mph.
The tornado touchded down at 12:18 p.m. “almost exactly on the NC/SC line along Nations Ford Road,” officials said, and continued east into Matthews and Union County.
Much of the area continues to experience flooding and damage from uprooted and downed trees.