EF0 tornado in Greene County, North Carolina

A brief tornado touched down approximately 3 miles north of Shine near the intersection of Shine Road and Kearney Cemetery Road. The tornado was rated as an EF0 with winds estimated at 80 mph. Six homes were impacted with damage to mainly siding and porches. One mobile home was severely damaged from a tree falling on it. An amateur radio antenna was also bent in half. there were no injuries or fatalities associated with this tornado.

A cold front approached eastern North Carolina during the afternoon of April 25th 2014. Warm southerly winds ahead of the front produced good instability over the region and numerous showers and thunderstorms crossed during the afternoon and evening. Two super-cell thunderstorms produced the bulk of the severe weather with multiple tornadoes reported in parts of Greene, Pitt and Beaufort counties. There was one indirect fatality as and elderly woman located near Washington died from pneumonia as a result of injuries sustained during the tornado. Total dollar damage was estimated at 15 million dollars.