An EF2 tornado ripped through part of Iredell County Thursday night snapping and uprooting trees, damaging a mobile home and injuring one person, a preliminary National Weather Service damage report states.
The tornado, which reached maximum winds of 115 mph, touched down around 7 p.m. near Tuckers Grove Road and spun northeast, causing tree damage as it moved along, the NWS report released Friday afternoon says.
The storm caused damage to the roof of a mobile home and barn and tree damage on Bruce Farm Road, and a person suffered a minor injury, the report states.
The tornado then traveled to Friendship Road where it did "extensive tree damage," the NWS said.
"Tree damage continued as the tornado moved northeast until Indian Hill Road where roof damage to building occurred. The tornado lifted shortly thereafter," according to the report.
A smaller EF0 tornado that spun up Thursday night in Cleveland County was confirmed by the weather service Friday afternoon also.
"A small short-track tornado touched down just Southeast of Lattimore near Towery Road. A shed was damaged along with a few trees. The tornado moved northeast and lifted before reaching Artee Road," a NWS report says.
Severe weather also impacted parts of central North Carolina on Friday morning, ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
Strong storms began brewing in the morning hours, and a Tornado Watch was issued for much of central North Carolina and the Triad area through 2 p.m. Friday. Other areas, like Roxboro and Longhurst, were placed under a Tornado Warning through 9:15 a.m. Friday.
Damage reports started rolling in, with one showing a tree toppled across a mobile home in Kernersville. According to neighbors, it's been a few years since anyone lived inside the home, and no one was hurt when the tree fell.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for parts of Durham and Orange County, and some drivers reported extremely limited visibility due to the heavy rainfall.
Closer to Charlotte, in Iredell County, storms late Thursday caused damage, including downed and uprooted trees. A 150-year-old church also lost part of its roof.
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