TWO TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MAY 8TH...
- LOCATION...2.5 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF ENNICE
- ESTIMATED TIME...11:44 TO 11:52 PM
- EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
- ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...110-120 MPH
- PATH WIDTH...200 YARDS
- PATH LENGTH...5 MILES
- LOCATION...1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF ENNICE
- ESTIMATED TIME...11:46 TO 11:48 PM
- EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
- ESTIMATED WIND SPEED...85-95 MPH
- PATH WIDTH...25-30 YARDS
- PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES
...SUMMARY...
A LOW END EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON OSEE ROAD AND WAS
INTERMITTENTLY ON THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST...FINALLY LIFTING BETWEEN OLD BARRETT ROAD AND GLADE
VALLEY ROAD.
A SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED ON OSEE ROAD...CAUSING 4
INJURIES. ALONG THE TRACK...CEMENT SILOS WERE COLLAPSED...5 OTHER
HOMES WERE DAMAGED...AND SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES WERE HEAVILY
DAMAGED.
THERE WAS ALSO A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF AN EF1 TORNADO NEAR JARVIS ROAD.
THIS TORNADO TRACKED JUST A QUARTER MILE AND THEN LIFTED NEAR EARLY
ROAD.
Map of damage path and photos of tornado damage:
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Swath of Trees Blown Down by Tornado
Trees Snapped
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