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EF1 Tornado — Yadkin, North Carolina

2022-05-26 · near Windsors Xrds, Yadkin, North Carolina

$15K

Property damage

1.5 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey team inspected storm damage near the community of Buck Shoals and concluded the damage was from an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had max winds around 95 mph with a path length of 1.5 miles. The tornado touched down in a small wooded area just west of Howards Branch Road and proceeded north northeast until lifting along Redbud Lane. Almost all direct damage consisted of numerous mature trees either snapped or uprooted, although one shed was also destroyed.

Wider weather episode

A closed low over the Ohio Valley pushed a warm front into northern North Carolina. Increasing low level shear in this region and modest instability, lead to scattered severe thunderstorms which produced damaging winds and two brief tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.