EFU Tornado — Martin, North Carolina

2025-05-05 · near Jamesville, Martin, North Carolina

Event narrative

Late in the afternoon, a supercell thunderstorm moved into southeast Martin County before moving northeastward through Martin and far western Washington Counties. As the thunderstorm moved through Martin County, a tornado touched down in an open field southwest of Jamesville. In this area, a trained storm spotter captured the touchdown with a drone. The drone footage shows a well-defined low-level mesocyclone and a loosely-organized condensation funnel that touched the ground. The supercell thunderstorm then moved northeast through Jamesville and into far western Washington County. Here there were numerous reports of funnel clouds relayed to the National Weather Service via the county 911 center. It is unknown whether the tornado

touched down at any additional point after the initial touchdown report. Radar data showed strengthening low-level rotation after the initial report, suggesting a high likelihood of additional brief touchdowns. However, there isn't conclusive evidence of

additional touchdowns, and no damage has been reported at any point along the supercell's path.

On rare occasions, it is impossible to rate the strength of a confirmed tornado because this is little to no damage evidence. As of this afternoon(Tuesday May 6th, 2025), this tornado has not produced any confirmed damage therefore per Directive: 10-1605,

this tornado has a rating of EF-U. The start coordinates were estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms moved along a stationary boundary through the Coastal Plain counties of Eastern NC during the late afternoon into early evening. Several storms became severe and produced large hail, damaging wind, and an isolated tornado.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.7900, -76.9200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245886. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.