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EF0 Tornado — Hertford, North Carolina

2021-07-08 · near Harrellsville, Hertford, North Carolina

$5K

Property damage

2.8 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

As Tropical Storm Elsa moved through northeast North Carolina, a band of showers and thunderstorms pushed across Hertford county. Within that band of storms, a brief tornado touched down near Harrellsville. The tornado tracked from Highway 45 north northwest across Wiccacon Road and Bazemore Road. Damage was limited to a few downed trees and numerous trees limbs down.

Wider weather episode

The center of Tropical Storm Elsa tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from Thursday morning through Thursday night, July 8th. Outer bands east of the Tropical Storm center produced two weak tornadoes across portions of northeast North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 976770. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.