EF1 tornado in Iredell County, North Carolina

A tornado that originated in the Claremont/Conover area of Catawba County crossed into Iredell County, with the first area of damage found on a peninsula of Lake Norman at the end of Penicillin Point. Numerous large limbs and several uprooted trees were found in this area. The tornado continued to snap large branches and uproot trees as it moved southeast across Fern Hill Rd, skirting the southern shores of an inlet of Lake Norman, before crossing Perth Rd and I-77. EF0-level damage persisted as the tornado crossed the north side of Mooresville before crossing into Rowan County near Landis Highway. Some trees fell on homes in the Mooresville area.

Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across western North Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived. A couple of weak tornadoes also developed in the Piedmont, including a long-track EF1.