EF3 Tornado — Edgecombe, North Carolina

2023-07-19 · near Battleboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina

Event narrative

The tornado then weakened slightly as it crossed into Edgecombe County causing damage to a metal structure before lifting 9 miles east-northeast of Battleboro, NC.

Wider weather episode

An old thunderstorm complex moving across the area from the prior evening of the 18th entered a more favorable environment by midday and developed a tornado that tracked several miles over the northern Coastal Plain of central NC. Numerous reports of damage to trees and structures confirmed the tornado as it moved from near Nashville, North Carolina to near Battleboro, North Carolina, Continuing northeast to Scotland Neck. The Tornado produced EF3 damage, with up to 150 mph. Additionally, a boundary over the Sandhills to southern Coastal Plain brought several reports of downed trees and powerlines, along with isolated flash flooding in Cumberland County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1128944. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.