EF1 Tornado — Alexander, North Carolina

2022-03-23 · near All Healing Spgs, Alexander, North Carolina

Event narrative

NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that began with tree damage near Hidden Valley Rd just north of Gus Pennell Lane. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Lambert Fork Rd and All Healing Springs Rd, Archie Mountain Lane, Gil Childers Rd, and Dandelion Dr. Damage was primarily confined to snapped small trees and large limbs, uprooted larger trees, and a couple of destroyed outbuildings along this section of the path, although minor roof damage occurred to at least one frame home and the porch was removed from a manufactured home on Dandelion Dr. The tornado continued northeast uprooting or snapping numerous trees as it crossed the Lower Little River along Mount Olive Church Rd, roughly paralleling Mount Olive Church Rd before lifting around Russell Gap Rd.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moving across the region resulted in development of a line of scattered thunderstorms over western Nouth Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced locally damaging wind gusts in addition to an EF1 tornado in Alexander County. Additionally, heavy rainfall resulted in some localized flooding in the southern mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1016964. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.