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EF0 tornado in Columbus County, North Carolina
Tornado May 14, 2024 · Columbus County, North Carolina
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
Some low-topped supercells occurred in association with an upper level disturbance in an environment with minimal instability but pretty strong wind shear.
Began near Evergreen (34.4097, -78.8018).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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