EF1 Tornado — Durham, North Carolina

2024-09-27 · near Mangum Store, Durham, North Carolina

Event narrative

A tornado touched down northeast of the town of Hampton, near Camp Butner Rd and Range Rd. A mixture of soft and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved northeast and damaged additional trees near a residential area north of the intersection of Range Rd and Isham Chambers Rd. It also damaged some roof covering of a large barn and uprooted a large softwood tree. The tornado lifted just north of Bahama Rd and Red Mountain Rd.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley. Widespread rainfall totals of 2-4 inches of rain fell over central North Carolina, along with wind gusts of 25-45 mph. Additionally, four tornadoes occurred, with the strongest an EF3, touching down over Rocky Mount in Nash County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1210449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.