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EF0 Tornado — Chowan, North Carolina

2021-06-20 · near St Johns, Chowan, North Carolina

$25K

Property damage

3.0 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down near Somerset in Chowan county. The main damage was to trees that snapped off and large limbs that came down to block roadways. Tree damage was discovered beginning near the intersection of Indian Trail Road and Sycamore Road. The tornado continued to move eastward with more tree damage occurring along portions of Drummond Point Road before lifting after damaging more trees along Lloyd Overton Lane. No structures were damaged from the tornado, except for a metal building that had a tree fall on it.

Wider weather episode

Isolated severe thunderstorm associated with a surface trough produced a weak tornado across portions of northeast North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 970000. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.