EF0 Tornado — Franklin, North Carolina

2024-08-08 · near Rocky Ford, Franklin, North Carolina

Event narrative

A tornado briefly touched down at the Rocky Ford Community of Franklin County, NC. Several softwood trees were snapped and uprooted, and one utility pool was snapped. A well-defined tornado debris signature was noted on radar at the noted time.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208464. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.