The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes touched down in North Carolina on Wednesday.
The strongest and most destructive tornado was an EF-2 tornado that was on the ground for five miles in Granville and Vance Counties. The tornado first touched down 3.7 miles northeast of Oxford and left a path of destruction that was up to 125 yards wide. During its damage survey, the National Weather Service found seven homes were damaged along the tornado's path. One home was completely destroyed with its roof and two exterior walls blown away. The top wind speed of the tornado was estimated at 125mph.
The storm that produced the tornado in Granville and Vance Counties also produced a brief tornado 5 miles northwest of Durham. That tornado touched down in a wooded area near the intersection of Hillandale and Sharon Roads. The tornado was rated at EF-1 strength and was only on the ground for 0.1 miles. Other damage in Durham County was found to be the result of straight line winds.
Another storm produced two brief tornadoes an Duplin County near Warsaw and Calypso and one tornado in southeastern Wayne County near Seven Springs. One of the Duplin County tornadoes was rated at EF-1 strength and was on the ground for 300 yards. Eight power poles were snapped and a roof was blown off a mobile home. The other Duplin County tornado was an EF-0 and was on the ground for 0.5 miles.
The tornado near Seven Springs was on the ground for 1.25 miles with estimated wind speed of 75mph (EF-0). A turkey barn and several mobile homes were damaged.
No injuries or fatalities were reported from any of the five tornadoes.