3 EF-1 tornadoes leave trail of damage in parts of Edgecombe County
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Storms Monday night into Tuesday left behind damage across our viewing area. The National Weather Service confirmed late Tuesday that three tornadoes hit Edgecombe County.
The NWS said an EF-1 tornado hit Monday evening between 5:06 p.m. and 5:12 p.m. in the Tarboro and Princeville areas. The second, also an EF1, touched down Tuesday morning between 3:27 a.m. and 3:29 a.m. in the Southern Macclesfield area near Pinetops.
A third EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Pinetops, touching down between 3:40 a.m. and 3:43 a.m. with peak winds of 75-110 mph.
The Pinetops Fire Chief said about six homes were damaged in the storm.
Savanna Brooks and her kids were sleeping inside one of the homes. Neighbors woke them up by banging on the window.
"We knew there were two small children inside and immediately, we just started screaming and banging on the windows," Amy Robinette said, "just trying to make sure they are okay."
"I looked out the window and saw that our porch was in front of it," Brooks said, "and so I was just shocked that we all just slept through it."
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Thankfully, no one was injured. The family is staying at a hotel for the time being.
Over in Durham County, fallen trees damaged three townhomes on Hartford Court. No injuries were reported.
About two to four inches will fall across the region, with some areas experiencing more.
This prompted several weather alerts in our viewing area, including a Flood Watch and Flood Advisory.
Many across the Triangle have lost power, according to the Duke Energy power outage map.
Wednesday is also a First Alert Day. You can expect scattered storms across our viewing area.
