EF0 Tornado — Jones, North Carolina

2023-04-22 · near Trenton, Jones, North Carolina

0.1 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down along a farm field on the west side of Henderson Road just to the northwest of Trenton. Several 1.5 foot or large hardwood trees were uprooted along the edge of the farm field. There were also several hardwood trees of much smaller diameter that were snapped about 15 feet up their trunks. The tornado then uprooted a large 2 foot diameter hardwood tree in the front of a resident on the east side of Henderson Road before lifting.

Wider weather episode

Several weak brief tornadoes touched down during the evening hours as a cold front and trough of low pressure moved through Eastern NC.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093840. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.