EF0 Tornado — Columbus, North Carolina

2024-05-14 · near Evergreen, Columbus, North Carolina

Event narrative

A tornado touched down on the southwest corner of the

intersection of Old Lumberton Rd and Red Store Rd, and was

captured on video crossing Old Lumberton Rd. A few outbuildings

sustained moderate damage, including a blown in garage door and

partial loss of roof panels. A few shingles were torn off the

residence, and several large limbs were broken out of a hardwood

tree. The tornado moved northeast, blew the side off an open-faced

metal garage, and ripped several shingles from a home on the east

side of Red Store Rd. Several large limbs were broken from pine

trees on the east side of Red Store Rd. The tornado continued

northeast, uprooted a couple of large trees as it crossed Mount

Olive Rd, and snapped a large pine tree and broke large limbs out

as it crossed Research Dr. The tornado weakened as it approached

Bill Hooks Rd, breaking out a few small limbs from trees before

lifting.

Wider weather episode

Some low-topped supercells occurred in association with an upper level disturbance in an environment with minimal instability but pretty strong wind shear.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1173574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.