The National Weather Service confirmed four tornadoes touched down in North Carolina when a strong storm system swept through Tuesday.

NWS says an EF1 tornado touched down in Claremont, North Carolina, Tuesday with 110 mph winds. One person died in the tornado, according to Catawba County officials.

Two other tornadoes were confirmed on Harkers Island, on the coast near Cape Lookout, according to NWS officials, and another tornado touched down in Craven County. The Harkers Island tornadoes spawned from the same system with one touching down as an EF1 and the other an EF0.

The EF1 tornado in Craven County touched down along Highway 17 near Ernul, NWS says, snapping multiple trees.

The strong storm system plowed across North Carolina Tuesday, downing trees, flooding roads and leaving thousands without power.

NWS officials said a tornado touched down in Claremont, N.C., which is about 15 miles east of Hickory. The tornado was on the ground for a little more than 9 miles and cut a path about 250 yards wide, according to a preliminary report from NWS.

One person, identified as 39-year-old Dustin Weaver, died, and four others were injured in Catawba County during the storm, according to county officials. Weaver lived in Claremont.

Officials with NWS were on the ground Wednesday to investigate Tuesday's storm in Catawba County.

"The tornado moved north and damaged several manufactured homes along Evening Dr. One of these homes, which was tied down but only in shallow holes, rolled over and was partially torn apart. The one fatality of this event occurred in this home," the NWS report said.

"The walls of another manufactured home in Fox Hollow were torn away from the floor and undercarriage, and two more suffered major roof or wall damage," according to the report. The tornado then passed over Interstate 40, NWS said.

The area was under a special weather statement when the tornado hit, but officials did not issue a tornado warning for the Claremont area.

"We are going to do a full evaluation of this event," said Trisha Palmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. She said the environmental data did indicate a tornado threat for the area before it touched down.

The National Weather Service surveyed the area of Evening Drive and Cindi Lane in Claremont to determine the storm's damage. Catawba County officials are also assessing damage.

Gov. Roy Cooper expressed his sympathy over the man killed in Tuesday's severe weather and said the state is supporting cleanup efforts.

Viewer Richard Hughes took photos of his father's home in Claremont, N.C., which only showed scattered debris left behind.

Several roads in Catawba County remained closed Wednesday, including Old Catawba Road in Claremont and Crewstview Drive in Newton. The lower parking lot and observation platform is also closed at Riverbend Park due to flooding from the Catawba River.

Crews across North Carolina are still working to restore power to the thousands left without it Wednesday.

Tornadoes in spinning up during the month of January in North Carolina is a rarity, but not unheard of. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information, January accounts for 1.9% of all tornadoes in recorded history for North Carolina. Winter accounts for 7.4% for tornadoes in the state whereas fall has 23.7%, summer has 24.4% and spring has 44.5%.

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After drying out for a couple days, more rain is expected to move in Friday.