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The second member of the tornado family, described as a wide funnel, touched down near McColl and crossed into North Carolina near Johns and east of Maxton. In this area the tornado destroyed several barns, a gas station, and small homes, but was not of violent intensity. The tornado later tracked near St. Pauls en route to Roseboro
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. 2020 tornado outbreak in the United States Tornado outbreak of February 5–7, 2020 Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the outbreak Meteorological history Duration February 5–7, 2020 Tornado outbreak Tornadoes 37 Maximum rating EF2 tornado Highest winds Tornadic ...
Most of the eight tornadoes that touched down were produced by two supercell thunderstorms over North Carolina. At 12:25 a.m. EST, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for most of eastern North Carolina as the risk of tornadoes increased. Not long after, the first tornado of the outbreak, an EF2, touched down in South Carolina.
The event marked the latest formation of the first EF3 or stronger tornado during a calendar year and latest date for the first tornadic death. Throughout North Carolina, the tornadoes killed 1 person and injured 27 others. A total of 327 homes were damaged or destroyed across four counties, with 60% of these being in Beaufort County. [2]
North Carolina: 7: 4 fatalities: Produced a long-track F4 that struck Raleigh, North Carolina, killing four people. A few other less significant tornadoes occurred as well. (3 significant, 1 violent killer) May 1989 tornado outbreak: May 5, 1989: Mid-Atlantic – Southeast U.S. 16: 7 fatalities: Produced three killer F4s in the Carolinas.
The first violent tornado of the day, otherwise known as the Chesnee F4 Tornado, formed around 5:20 pm. in Spartanburg County in South Carolina north of Boiling Springs and southwest of Chesnee. Along its 15-mile path to Henrietta in Rutherford County, North Carolina it killed two people and injured 35 others. The first casualty was a 66-year ...
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...