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EF1 Tornado — Hyde, North Carolina

2014-04-07 · near Ponzer, Hyde, North Carolina

$50K

Property damage

1.3 mi

Path length

200 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The second tornado produced from the same super-cell thunderstorm touched down near Ponzer. The tornado was rated as an EF1 with winds estimated at 105 mph. A home near Ponzer was pushed off its foundation but remained intact. Several trees were snapped or blow down. The tornado then tracked about a mile through rural areas before dissipating.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifted north through eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of April 7th 2014. In the wake of the front warm and unstable air spread north across the area. A small cluster of thunderstorms developed over eastern Beaufort County with one storm becoming severe and eventually producing a series of tornadoes. An EF2 tornado impacted parts of Beaufort County with an E1 over mainland Hyde County. There were no fatalities and 5 injuries associated with the tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 505502. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.