October 2010 North American storm complex
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Type | Extratropical cyclone, Blizzard, Derecho, Tornado outbreak, Windstorm |
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Formed | October 23, 2010 |
Dissipated | November 5, 2010 |
Lowest pressure | 955.2 mb (28.21 inHg) |
Tornadoes confirmed | 69 confirmed (Record for a continuous outbreak in October) |
Max. rating1 | EF2 tornado |
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 9 inches (22.9 cm) St. Louis County, Minnesota |
Fatalities | 1 (snow) |
Damage | US$18.5 million (tornado)[1] |
Areas affected | Eastern two-thirds of North America and adjacent waters Ireland United Kingdom Western Europe |
Part of the 2010โ11 North American winter storms and tornado outbreaks of 2010 1Most severe tornado damage; see Enhanced Fujita scale |
The October 2010 North American storm complex is the name given to a historic extratropical cyclone that impacted North America. The massive storm complex caused a wide range of weather events including a major serial derecho stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, a widespread tornado outbreak across the Southeast United States and Midwest and a blizzard across portions of the Canadian Prairies and the Dakotas.[2][3] The cyclone's lowest minimum pressure of 955.2 mb (28.21 inHg) made it the second most intense non-tropical system recorded in the continental United States (CONUS).[4] The lowest confirmed pressure for a non-tropical system in the continental United States was set by a January 1913 Atlantic coast storm.[4]
Meteorological synopsis[edit]
Significant snowfall was reported on the backside of the storm. The heaviest snow fell in parts of Minnesota where 9 inches (22.5 cm) of snow was reported in St. Louis County, Minnesota.[5] Heavy snow and blizzard conditions also occurred in North Dakota, southwestern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan.
The non-tropical cyclonic storm generated wind speeds of up to 70 mph, caused by a severe low pressure zone over Nebraska on October 24.[6]
Akron, Cleveland, Findlay, Marion, Lorain, Mansfield, Toledo, Wooster and Youngstown, Ohio all witnessed heavy winds on the 24th.[7]
Severe weather battered Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio on the 25th and 26th of October, producing strong winds, rain, hail, and widespread tornadoes. It was the region's second strongest storm on record.[6] The weather station in Bigfork, Minnesota, recorded a state record atmospheric pressure of 955.2 millibars (28.21 inches of pressure), typical of a Category 3 hurricane.[8] The National Weather Service reported that a tornado with a maximum speed of 115 mph touched down about four miles east of Peotone in Will County, south of Chicago, that morning and traveled 2.9 miles, causing downed power lines and partially destroying a home. Another tornado was reported to have landed in Racine, Wisconsin.[6]
Heavy damage was reported in the Chicago area, particularly in Kane, Will, Kankakee, and Iroquois Counties in Illinois and in Porter County in Indiana. The winds flipped single engine planes on their sides at DuPage Airport in West Chicago, and flights were delayed by 30 minutes at O'Hare and Midway airports.[6] More than 300 flights were canceled at O'Hare International Airport, and more than 60,000 ComEd customers were without power. Several other less powerful tornadoes also occurred in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Heavy snow also fell in south western Ontario. There were no fatalities with this system.[6] A GOES satellite image on October 26 showed what could be considered the eye of the storm over the Minnesota-Ontario border, with outlying clouds reaching as far as Alberta, southern Nunavut, Newfoundland, eastern Montana, Colorado, Louisiana, Maine, and Bermuda.[8]
The storm developed so quickly, that it was declared to be a weather 'bomb', which is an extremely fast developing storm that drops at least one millibar of pressure per hour for 24 hoursโa phenomenon more commonly seen over water than land.[8]
On the morning of October 26, a serial derecho caused widespread damage in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio Tuesday. Louisville, Ky; Cincinnati, Cridersville, and Toledo, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee[9] Indianapolis were hit at 9 am CDT, and Detroit was hit during the midday and early afternoon hours. Other cities impacted by the storms included Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Buffalo, New York, and Charleston, West Virginia.[9] At one point in the morning a line of tornado warnings stretched from central Michigan down to northern Mississippi. Tornado damage to homes was also reported in and around Peotone, Illinois, and Kokomo, Indiana, while another tornado reportedly uprooted and downed trees onto homes near Racine, Wis.[9]
On October 28, the storm system left the East Coast. During the next few days, the system moved eastward across the Atlantic, before stalling over the western Mediterranean on November 1.[10] On November 5, the system dissipated over the western Mediterranean region.[10]
Confirmed tornadoes[edit]
EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
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0 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
October 23 event[edit]
List of reported tornadoes - Saturday, October 23, 2010 | ||||||
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EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | Fort Worth | Tarrant | 32ยฐ48โฒ07โณN 97ยฐ12โฒ07โณW / 32.802ยฐN 97.202ยฐW | 1755 | unknown | Brief tornado with damage to roofs and fences. |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/23/10 WFAA "Tornadoes touch down south and east of Dallas" |
October 24 event[edit]
List of reported tornadoes - Sunday, October 24, 2010 | ||||||
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EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
Texas | ||||||
EF0 | N of Daingerfield | Morris | 33ยฐ04โฒN 94ยฐ43โฒW / 33.07ยฐN 94.72ยฐW | 2030 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
EF2 | Rice area | Navarro | 32ยฐ14โฒN 96ยฐ30โฒW / 32.23ยฐN 96.50ยฐW | 2255 | 7 miles (11 km) | Five houses were destroyed and three others were damaged. A high school was also heavily damaged and a train was derailed. A baseball field was damaged and vehicles were flipped on the interstate. Trees were snapped and uprooted as well. Several people were injured. |
EF0 | Lone Oak | Hunt | 33ยฐ00โฒN 95ยฐ56โฒW / 33.00ยฐN 95.93ยฐW | 2300 | 200 yards (180 m) | Brief tornado damaged 10 houses in a residential subdivision. |
EF0 | N of Mount Vernon | Franklin | 33ยฐ11โฒN 95ยฐ14โฒW / 33.19ยฐN 95.23ยฐW | 2315 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado with minor tree damage. |
EF0 | N of Mount Pleasant | Morris | 33ยฐ13โฒN 94ยฐ59โฒW / 33.21ยฐN 94.98ยฐW | 2347 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Damage limited to a few trees. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | Elsanor | Baldwin | 30ยฐ32โฒN 87ยฐ33โฒW / 30.54ยฐN 87.55ยฐW | 0210 | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) | A mobile home and a metal shed were destroyed and a brick houses sustained minor damage. One person sustained minor injuries. |
Michigan | ||||||
EF0 | WNW of Coloma | Berrien | 42ยฐ12โฒN 86ยฐ20โฒW / 42.20ยฐN 86.34ยฐW | 0250 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to two houses and a roof blown off a barn. |
Arkansas | ||||||
EF0 | W of Crystal Valley | Pulaski | unknown | 0.77 miles (1.24 km) | A barn lost its roof, and some trees were damaged. | |
Sources: SPC Storm Reports for 10/24/10, NWS Fort Worth, NWS Shreveport, NWS Mobile, NWS Little Rock |
October 25 event[edit]
List of reported tornadoes - Monday, October 25, 2010 | ||||||
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EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
Tennessee | ||||||
EF1 | Pleasant Hill | Moore | 30ยฐ40โฒN 88ยฐ08โฒW / 30.67ยฐN 88.14ยฐW | 0540 | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) | A hay barn was destroyed and two houses had porch damage. Trees were also knocked down. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | S of Haleyville | Winston | 34ยฐ11โฒN 87ยฐ36โฒW / 34.18ยฐN 87.60ยฐW | 0705 | 10.5 miles (16.9 km) | A large barn and a shed were destroyed and three houses were damaged. Extensive tree damage along the path. |
EF0 | Arab | Marshall | 34ยฐ20โฒN 86ยฐ30โฒW / 34.34ยฐN 86.50ยฐW | 0923 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Minor damage to a house and significant damage to an outbuilding. Numerous trees were snapped. |
EF0 | NE of Section | Jackson | 34ยฐ37โฒN 85ยฐ55โฒW / 34.61ยฐN 85.92ยฐW | 0952 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | A trailer and a shed were destroyed, a house was damaged, and several trees were downed. |
EF2 | Ider area | Jackson, DeKalb, Dade (GA) | 34ยฐ41โฒN 85ยฐ38โฒW / 34.68ยฐN 85.64ยฐW | 1002 | 25.7 miles (41.4 km) | Long track tornado with major damage to several houses and barns, one of the houses was nearly destroyed. Several people were injured. |
EF1 | Near Rosalie | Jackson, DeKalb | 34ยฐ38โฒN 85ยฐ47โฒW / 34.63ยฐN 85.78ยฐW | 1005 | 15.7 miles (25.3 km) | A house, two barns, and several other structures were damaged. Numerous trees were downed. |
EF1 | Mobile | Mobile | 30ยฐ40โฒN 88ยฐ08โฒW / 30.67ยฐN 88.14ยฐW | 1120 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Several houses and commercial buildings, including a shopping center, were damaged. |
Sources: NWS Mobile, NWS Huntsville, NWS Birmingham, NWS Peachtree City |
October 26 event[edit]
List of reported tornadoes - Tuesday, October 26, 2010 | ||||||
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EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
Illinois | ||||||
EF1 | ESE of Ashton | Lee | 1041 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Several farm outbuildings were destroyed and a metal silo was punched inward. | |
EF1 | W of Plato Center | Kane | 714 | 1.50 miles (2.41 km) | Straight line wind damage was reported. Also a few barns were destroyed. | |
EF1 | NW of Elburn | Kane | 41ยฐ53โฒN 88ยฐ31โฒW / 41.89ยฐN 88.51ยฐW | 1155 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Two farm houses were damaged and a grain bin and two barns were destroyed. |
EF2 | E of Peotone | Will | 41ยฐ20โฒN 87ยฐ43โฒW / 41.33ยฐN 87.72ยฐW | 1240 | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) | One house was severely damaged with the second level destroyed. Power poles were also damaged. |
Wisconsin | ||||||
EF1 | NNE of Kenosha | Racine, Kenosha | 42ยฐ40โฒN 87ยฐ53โฒW / 42.66ยฐN 87.89ยฐW | 1247 | 6 miles (9.7 km) | Two industrial buildings were heavily damaged and a barn and garage were destroyed. Trees and power poles were also knocked down. Two people were injured. |
Indiana | ||||||
EF0 | SE of Malden | Porter | 41ยฐ20โฒN 86ยฐ58โฒW / 41.33ยฐN 86.97ยฐW | 1333 | 200 yards (180 m) | One outbuilding was damaged by this brief tornado. |
EF1 | Wanatah | LaPorte | 41ยฐ26โฒN 86ยฐ53โฒW / 41.43ยฐN 86.89ยฐW | 1342 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | A garage and a shelter were heavily damaged and power poles were knocked down. |
EF0 | ENE of Kokomo | Howard | 40ยฐ29โฒN 86ยฐ05โฒW / 40.49ยฐN 86.08ยฐW | 1405 | unknown | Several houses sustained damage, one of which had significant damage. |
EF1 | E of Bracken | Huntington | 40ยฐ56โฒN 85ยฐ37โฒW / 40.94ยฐN 85.62ยฐW | 1421 | 0.6 miles (970 m) | A metal grain barn and several outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | SW of Oswego | Kosciusko | 41ยฐ18โฒN 85ยฐ49โฒW / 41.30ยฐN 85.82ยฐW | 1431 | 1 mile (1.6 km) | Numerous houses in a subdivision sustained shingle damage. Corn was flattened and yard items were thrown, and a radio tower and power poles were bent. |
EF0 | SW of Luther | Huntington, Whitley | 41ยฐ00โฒN 85ยฐ36โฒW / 41.00ยฐN 85.60ยฐW | 1433 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | One house sustained minor damage. A grain bin and several outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | Wabash | Wabash | 40ยฐ49โฒN 85ยฐ50โฒW / 40.82ยฐN 85.84ยฐW | 1420 | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) | Minor damage at a Walmart store and a vocational school. |
EF1 | NE of Peabody | Whitley | 41ยฐ07โฒN 85ยฐ28โฒW / 41.11ยฐN 85.47ยฐW | 1440 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Numerous houses sustained minor damage, and several outbuildings were severely damaged. Numerous trees were also uprooted. |
EF1 | S of Grabill | Allen | 41ยฐ04โฒN 84ยฐ54โฒW / 41.06ยฐN 84.90ยฐW | 1502 | 7 miles (11 km) | Numerous houses were damaged and barns destroyed. Trees and power poles were knocked down. |
EF1 | SW of Cuba | Allen | 41ยฐ09โฒN 84ยฐ59โฒW / 41.15ยฐN 84.98ยฐW | 1504 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Several barns were heavily damaged and a house sustained minor damage. Four train cars were blown off the tracks. |
Kentucky | ||||||
EF0 | S of Pembroke | Christian | 36ยฐ45โฒN 87ยฐ22โฒW / 36.75ยฐN 87.36ยฐW | 1352 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A barn sustained minor damage and a few trees were snapped. |
EF0 | N of Trenton | Todd | 36ยฐ46โฒN 87ยฐ16โฒW / 36.77ยฐN 87.26ยฐW | 1358 | 0.25 miles (400 m) | Brief tornado blew recreational equipment around a yard and damaged a barn. |
EF0 | NE of Graham | Muhlenberg | 37ยฐ16โฒN 87ยฐ16โฒW / 37.26ยฐN 87.26ยฐW | 1420 | 200 yards (180 m) | Brief tornado with minor tree damage. |
EF0 | Hopkinsville area | Christian | 36ยฐ51โฒN 87ยฐ29โฒW / 36.85ยฐN 87.49ยฐW | 1420 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | A Food Lion store sustained roof damage, and a barn and two storage buildings were heavily damaged. |
EF0 | SW of Mount Washington | Bullitt | 38ยฐ05โฒN 85ยฐ31โฒW / 38.08ยฐN 85.51ยฐW | 1551 | 150 yards (140 m) | A concrete workshop was heavily damage. |
EF1 | SE of Bowling Green | Warren | 36ยฐ56โฒN 86ยฐ24โฒW / 36.94ยฐN 86.40ยฐW | 1608 | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | Intermittent tornado touchdown heavily damaged a barn and damaged some trees. |
EF1 | Middlesboro | Bell | 36ยฐ37โฒN 83ยฐ43โฒW / 36.61ยฐN 83.72ยฐW | 2210 | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) | Several buildings and numerous trees were damaged in town. |
Ohio | ||||||
EF0 | NW of Convoy | Van Wert | 40ยฐ55โฒN 84ยฐ46โฒW / 40.92ยฐN 84.76ยฐW | 1502 | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) | A barn lost its roof, a shed was destroyed and a camper and semi-trailer were blown down. |
EF1 | NW of Grover Hill | Van Wert, Paulding | 40ยฐ59โฒN 84ยฐ35โฒW / 40.99ยฐN 84.59ยฐW | 1512 | 9.25 miles (14.89 km) | Numerous houses sustained minor damage. Two barns and a grain bin were destroyed and many trees were uprooted. |
EF1 | E of Oakwood | Paulding, Putnam | 41ยฐ05โฒN 84ยฐ20โฒW / 41.08ยฐN 84.34ยฐW | 1529 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | A few houses sustained minor shingle damage and several barns and sheds were destroyed. |
EF1 | N of Eldorado | Preble, Darke | 39ยฐ55โฒN 84ยฐ41โฒW / 39.91ยฐN 84.69ยฐW | 1540 | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) | Two houses sustained minor damage and barns and outbuildings sustained major damage. Several trees were uprooted. |
EF0 | SW of Cridersville | Auglaize | 40ยฐ40โฒN 84ยฐ07โฒW / 40.67ยฐN 84.11ยฐW | 1558 | 65 yards (60 m) | Very brief tornado damaged a barn and a garage. |
EF2 | Cridersville area | Auglaize, Allen | 40ยฐ38โฒN 84ยฐ10โฒW / 40.63ยฐN 84.17ยฐW | 1559 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) | A house, a barn and a garage were destroyed and numerous other houses were damaged, some heavily. A brick gymnasium was also destroyed. |
EF0 | SE of Sabina | Clinton, Fayette | 39ยฐ26โฒN 83ยฐ38โฒW / 39.44ยฐN 83.64ยฐW | 1720 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several barns were heavily damaged or destroyed. Two houses sustained minor damage. |
EF0 | E of Sabina | Fayette | 39ยฐ29โฒN 83ยฐ32โฒW / 39.49ยฐN 83.54ยฐW | 1730 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | A large storage facility was heavily damaged and several sheds and outbuildings were also damaged. |
EF0 | SW of Commercial Point | Pickaway | 39ยฐ43โฒN 83ยฐ07โฒW / 39.72ยฐN 83.11ยฐW | 1752 | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | Several barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. |
EF0 | N of Groveport | Franklin | 39ยฐ52โฒN 82ยฐ52โฒW / 39.87ยฐN 82.87ยฐW | 1805 | 100 yards (90 m) | Brief tornado destroyed two barns. |
EF0 | E of Pataskala | Licking | 40ยฐ00โฒN 82ยฐ32โฒW / 40.00ยฐN 82.53ยฐW | 1827 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several houses were damaged and trees were snapped. |
Alabama | ||||||
EF1 | Hillsboro | Lawrence | 34ยฐ39โฒN 87ยฐ08โฒW / 34.65ยฐN 87.13ยฐW | 1823 | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | Several trees were uprooted. |
EF0 | Greenbrier | Limestone | 34ยฐ38โฒN 86ยฐ51โฒW / 34.64ยฐN 86.85ยฐW | 2040 | 500 yards (460 m) | Brief tornado damaged a few small trees. |
EF1 | W of Geraldine | DeKalb | 34ยฐ21โฒN 86ยฐ04โฒW / 34.35ยฐN 86.07ยฐW | 2303 | 4.25 miles (6.84 km) | One house sustained significant damage, along with a workshop, a boat and three vehicles. Trees were also snapped. |
EF0 | McVille | Marshall | 34ยฐ16โฒN 86ยฐ07โฒW / 34.27ยฐN 86.12ยฐW | 2313 | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) | Minor damage to trees and a barn. |
Tennessee | ||||||
EF0 | Harrison | Hamilton | 35ยฐ05โฒN 85ยฐ12โฒW / 35.09ยฐN 85.20ยฐW | 2200 | 0.1 miles (160 m) | Brief tornado with minor damage to a church and a few trees twisted and snapped. |
EF2 | Chattanooga | Hamilton | 2250 | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) | Tornado touched down over Chickamauga Dam. An apartment complex lost its roof and a cement plant was destroyed. Two trailers were blown into the water and destroyed as well. | |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF2 | W of Vale | Lincoln | 35ยฐ32โฒN 81ยฐ29โฒW / 35.54ยฐN 81.48ยฐW | 2310 | 3 miles (4.8 km) | Several houses were destroyed and many others were damaged, some heavily. Many trees were also snapped or uprooted. 12 people were injured, one seriously. |
EF2 | Claremont | Catawba | 35ยฐ43โฒN 81ยฐ10โฒW / 35.71ยฐN 81.16ยฐW | 2345 | 2 miles (3.2 km) | Many trees were uprooted or snapped and grave stones were knocked over. Roof torn off of a furniture distribution center along with lesser roof damage to other homes and businesses. Tractor-trailers were flipped over as well. |
EF1 | King (1st tornado) | Stokes | 36ยฐ17โฒN 80ยฐ22โฒW / 36.28ยฐN 80.36ยฐW | 0314 | 2.25 miles (3.62 km) | Numerous trees were snapped and a carport was heavily damaged. |
South Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | NW of Tigerville | Greenville | 35ยฐ05โฒN 82ยฐ29โฒW / 35.08ยฐN 82.48ยฐW | 2310 | 5 miles (8.0 km) | Extensive tree damage with many snapped or uprooted, a few falling on houses. Boats were also damaged on Chinquapin Lake. |
Sources: NWS Chicago, NWS Northern Indiana, NWS Milwaukee, NWS Indianapolis, NWS Wilmington, OH, NWS Morristown, NWS Louisville, NWS Paducah, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Jackson, KY, NWS Huntsville, NWS Greenville/Spartanburg |
October 27 event[edit]
List of reported tornadoes - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 | ||||||
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EF# | Location | County | Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Comments/Damage |
Virginia | ||||||
EF0 | Aiken Summit area | Henry, Pittsylvania | 36ยฐ37โฒN 79ยฐ43โฒW / 36.61ยฐN 79.72ยฐW | 0414 | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) | Three houses sustained minor damage and five outbuildings were damaged. |
EF2 | NW of Virgilina | Halifax | 36ยฐ34โฒN 78ยฐ53โฒW / 36.57ยฐN 78.88ยฐW | 0652 | 4 miles (6.4 km) | Several houses were damaged and barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Major and extensive tree damage with thousands of trees snapped or uprooted. |
EF0 | N of Skipwith | Mecklenburg | 36ยฐ46โฒN 78ยฐ29โฒW / 36.76ยฐN 78.49ยฐW | 0714 | 1.25 miles (2.01 km) | A shed was damaged and numerous trees and power lines were knocked down. |
EF1 | Richmond area | Richmond (city), Hanover | 37ยฐ33โฒN 77ยฐ30โฒW / 37.55ยฐN 77.50ยฐW | 2100 | 11.5 miles (18.5 km) | Tornado developed on the north side of Richmond and tracked through the eastern suburbs. Many trees and power poles were knocked down, damaging over 100 houses in the process, a few severely. One person was injured. |
North Carolina | ||||||
EF0 | Roxboro Lake | Person | 36ยฐ22โฒN 79ยฐ09โฒW / 36.37ยฐN 79.15ยฐW | 1958 | 200 yards (180 m) | Damaged limited to a few trees. |
EF1 | Roxboro | Person | 36ยฐ23โฒN 78ยฐ57โฒW / 36.39ยฐN 78.95ยฐW | 2013 | 0.5 miles (800 m) | Several mobile homes were damaged, one of them severely. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. |
EF1 | Carr | Orange | 36ยฐ11โฒN 79ยฐ13โฒW / 36.19ยฐN 79.22ยฐW | 2130 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) | Two houses and a church sustained significant damage. Many trees were damaged. |
EF0 | E of Berea | Granville | 36ยฐ20โฒN 78ยฐ43โฒW / 36.33ยฐN 78.71ยฐW | 2215 | 5.25 miles (8.45 km) | Several houses sustained minor damage and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF0 | W of Middleburg | Vance | 36ยฐ23โฒN 78ยฐ23โฒW / 36.38ยฐN 78.38ยฐW | 2250 | 2.75 miles (4.43 km) | A BP gas station and two houses sustained minor damage. Many trees were snapped and sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. |
EF1 | King (2nd tornado) | Stokes | 36ยฐ16โฒN 80ยฐ22โฒW / 36.26ยฐN 80.36ยฐW | 2305 | 0.75 miles (1.21 km) | Second tornado hit King 20 hours after the first one. About 25 houses were damaged, some of which had roofs blown off. Numerous trees were snapped. |
Sources: NWS Wakefield #1, #2, NWS Blacksburg, NWS Raleigh |
See also[edit]
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