An EF1 tornado hit Blowing Rock on Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

The twister, with winds up to 90 mph, touched down about 6:40 p.m. near Birch Drive and Hill Street and traveled for about half a mile, uprooting trees and blowing down tents, the NWS said.

The weather service determined a tornado also struck about 8 p.m. Wednesday in Shingle Hollow, Rutherford County, causing light damage to barns and greenhouses and knocking down trees.

Check out photos of the damage caused by the storm in Blowing Rock below: