EF1 tornado in Orange County, North Carolina

A tornado touched down two miles east of Mebane at 5:08 PM EDT. Damage at this location consisted of a brick wall of a large manufacturing facility that was blown over. The tornado then continued to move approximately 3.6 miles to the northeast before lifting and dissipating at 5:15 PM EDT. Along the track, damage consisted of mostly uprooted hardwood trees and snapped softwood or pine trees. In several cases, the trees fell onto homes, which resulted in damage to the homes. At least one detached garage was completely destroyed and its roof and walls were scattered in nearly all directions. At this location, the damage path width was at its widest, measuring nearly 400 yards wide. Tree damage became more widely scattered and less intense approximately 4 miles northeast of Mebane, where the tornado subsequently lifted.

Strong southerly flow lifted a warm front through central North Carolina Friday afternoon, triggering multiple rounds of severe and tornadic storms producing a radar confirmed tornado near the Orange/Alamance County line and hail up to golf ball size over the southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous wind reports were also noted across the Sandhills and the Northwest and Northeast Piedmont.