EF0 tornado in Rowan County, North Carolina

NWS storm survey found a weak tornado damage path that began near the intersection of Old Beatty Ford Rd and St Stephens Church Rd south of Gold Hill. A small barn was damaged at this location, which was the most significant damage along the track. Some some trees were snapped and uprooted here as well. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees as it moved east along and near Old Beatty Ford Rd before ending near Old Highway 80.

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.