EF1 tornado in Franklin County, North Carolina

Tornado August 8, 2024 · Franklin County, North Carolina

EF1

Rating

2.9 mi

Path length

125 yd

Path width

$25K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 125 yards (0.07 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado touched down along NC 56 Hwy E about 6.8 E Louisburg continued 2.9 miles toward the NW before lifting. Along the way, numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, with the worst tree damage occurring near the intersection of Hickory Rock Rd and

White Level Rd.

The wider storm

Tropical Depression Debby slowly made its way through Florida, off the South Carolina coast, then back inland through the western Piedmont of North Carolina during the evening hours of 8 August 2024. Ahead of the storm, numerous feeder bands brought periods of heavy rain to central North Carolina, resulting in widespread 4-6 inch rainfall amounts across the western Piedmont, with higher amounts to the east. In addition, numerous tornadoes occurred with this event, with one on 7 August and an additional 6 on 8 August including a rare EF-3 tropical cyclone tornado.

Began near Stallings Xrds (36.0900, -78.1700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Wilson County 1 dead EF2 Pender County EF1 Franklin County EF0 Franklin County EF0 Edgecombe County EF0 Nash County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1208460. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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