EF1 tornado in Pamlico County, North Carolina

The track started along the waters edge just was of Dockside Drive. A large

section of a well built roof was blown more than 100 yards to the east south

east. Sporadic damage included a pine tree that was snaped from the base.

Some minor damage including siding, and drip edging, was noted on the east sides

of the condo or in the opposite direction of the storm path. Estimated wind

speeds here were consistent with EF-1 damage or between 90 and 100 MPH.

A damage path continued to the east across Cardinal Drive where a large pine

tree was snapped 30 feet up from the base. Other smaller trees were uprooted,

with missing roof shingles and minor siding damage. While the main damage

path continued toward the east, again minor damage was noted on the opposite

side of the home, or roughly opposite the direction of the storm motion.

Estimated windspeeds here were consistent with EF-1 damage or between 90

and 100 MPH.

Throughout the Fairfield Harbour neighorhood sporadic damage was found,

mainly consisting of snapped softwood trees, along with some loss of roofing

materials, mainly consisting of shingles blown off, but not the major loss

of any roofing stucture. Estimated wind speeds here were consistent with EF-1

damage or between 90 and 100 MPH.

A low pressure area with a cold front attached to it tracked east across the Carolinas during the late morning and afternoon timeframe. Along and and out ahead of the cold front a line of scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms developed and quickly raced east northeast across Eastern NC, producing 60 to 70 mph wind gusts. With ample instability and strong wind shear in place several of the storms interacted with the sea breeze inland from the coast and produced several tornadoes, in addition to severe thunderstorm wind damage.