EF0 tornado in Lincoln County, North Carolina

NWS storm survey found the path of a weakening tornado that moved into Lincoln County from Cleveland County in the Hull Rd area before dissipating. Damage was primarily limited to snapped tree limbs and a few downed trees in Lincoln County.

Unusually high levels of moisture for early February combined with a slow-moving frontal system to produce an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall across western North Carolina from the morning of the 5th until the early morning hours of the 7th. Intense rain rates associated with bands of heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing along the front during the morning and afternoon of the 7th resulted in rather widespread flash flooding. Isolated tornadoes also developed during this time across the Piedmont. Total rainfall of 3 to 6 inches resulted in flooding persisting along some main stem rivers and larger streams well into the 7th.