F2 Tornado — Vance, North Carolina
1995-10-27 · near Henderson, Vance, North Carolina
$10.0M
Property damage
3.0 mi
Path length
50 yds
Path width
Event narrative
A tornado first touched down 4 W of Henderson near Interstate 85. The storm moved north and crossed Interstate 85. Sporadic damage occurred to mostly pine trees around the Ruin Creek Road area until the storm hit the Camperland business sales lot. Here, 25 RV's and five Uhauls were destroyed. The roof of the business was blown off. A few blocks away a medical clinic was destroyed. For several blocks down the road, there was damage to roofs of a department store, grocery, hospital, and shopping center.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10337485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.