EF1 tornado in Wilson County, North Carolina

An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down 3 miles northwest of Saratoga,

Wilson County, North Carolina at 4:07 PM EDT. The impacts consisted of numerous very large hardwood trees that were uprooted, some with trunks that were snapped, and an outbuilding that was completely destroyed. The survey team also

noted a field of corn that was flattened in a circular fashion.

This tornado occurred in an outer rain band associated with Hurricane

Dorian.

Hurricane Dorian moved north and northeastward near and along the coast of North Carolina on September 5th and 6th, with Dorian making landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina during the morning of September 6th. Meanwhile, heavy rain and strong damaging winds spread inland and across eastern central North Carolina. Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches produced flash flooding across portions of the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina, generally along and east of the Interstate 95 corridor. Strong damaging winds of 35 to 55 mph spread inland across the Coastal Plain and eastern Sandhills of central North Carolina. This resulted in numerous power outages and trees down in these locations. Several weak tornadoes occurred during the afternoon of September 5th as multiple rain bands shifted eastward and into central North Carolina during peak heating.