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15:17Z EF0 KLTX NC Bladen White Lake The tornado touched down on the east side of Mote Road where several pine trees were snapped. It tracked north-northeast and snapped several pine trees along Smiths Mill Pond Road. Additional snapped pines were noted as the tornado crossed Highway 701 near Smith Mill Pond Road across from Gaddie Norris Drive. It continued moving north to Peter Cromartie Road where a large limbs and several smaller limbs were broken out of a large oak tree. ||This is a separate tornado from one that developed about one mile to the west around the time this tornado dissipated and crossed the Bladen-Sampson county line at Helltown Road Details on that tornado can be fund in a Public Information Statement issued by NWS Raleigh.
15:22Z EF1 KLTX NC Bladen Ammon From the Public Information Statement (PNS) from the Raleigh, North Carolina Weather Service Office: ||The tornado touched down just SW of the intersection of Highway|210 and Turney Berry Lane, where it snapped numerous 12 diameter|pine trees and uprooted large bluberry bushes. It moved NNE, and |crossed Peter Cromartie Road, where minor roof damage was noted, |along with several snapped trees. The tornado continued NNE to the|Bladen- Sampson county line, exiting the county near the Helltown|Road bridge across the South River. Numerous large trees were |snapped near the county line, along with downed power lines.||Numerous trees snapped along Helltown Rd around the county border|area with power lines downed and an outbuilding damaged by fallen|tree. Along and near Elwell Road, large, healthy, and leafy oak |tree was uprooted with saturated soils. Numerous large limbs |snapped out of oak tree with a few other limbs snapped out of |nearby trees.
15:26Z EF1 KLTX NC Sampson Garland A tornado touched down just southwest of the intersection of Highway 210 and Turney Berry Lane, where it snapped numerous 12 diameter pine trees and uprooted large blueberry bushes. It moved north-northeast, and crossed Peter Cromartie Road, where minor roof damage was noted, along with several snapped trees. The tornado continued north-northeast to the Bladen-Sampson county line, exiting the county near the Helltown Road bridge across the South River. Numerous large trees were snapped near the county line, along with downed power lines.||Numerous trees snapped along Helltown Rd around the county border area with power lines downed and an outbuilding damaged by fallen tree. Along and near Elwell Road, large, healthy, and leafy oak tree was uprooted with saturated soils. Numerous large limbs snapped out of oak tree with a few other limbs snapped out of nearby trees.
17:30Z EF3 KRAX NC Nash Little Easonburg A powerful but brief tornado touched down in Rocky Mount North Carolina around 12:30 PM. While the path was short, the damage was intense, as all but one of the masonry exterior walls was blown over at an auto repair shop, and another nearby brick building was completely leveled with none of the walls left standing. Many of the surrounding building were damaged from brick and masonry blocks that were picked up and thrown into the walls and windows of the nearby buildings. Dozens of vehicles, including several large trucks, were picked up and tossed around.
18:38Z EF2 KFCX VA Pittsylvania Dry Fork An EF 2 tornado associated with the remnants of Hurricane Helene initially touched down about three miles west-southwest of Dry Fork, and traveled 6.85 miles over about 18 minutes. Around 30 structures were damaged, including one mobile home that was completely destroyed and where one injury was sustained. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted. Maximum winds were 118 mph.
19:25Z EF1 KFCX NC Rockingham Leaksville Arpt An EF 1 tornado with maximum wind speeds around 90 to 95 mph briefly touched down around Heffinger Road, where it damaged four metal structures, including removing the roofing from one structure. A few hardwood trees were also blown down and solar paneling was detached from the roof of one home.
20:11Z EF1 KFCX VA Bedford Bedford City An EF 1 tornado with max wind speeds of 105 to 110 mph initially touched down south of the intersection of Dickerson Mill Road and Hobby Drive, where minor roof damage occurred at one home. The tornado then traveled north-northwest, largely paralleling Fiddler Creek Road, while snapping and uprooting numerous hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado lifted near the end of Wheeler's Ridge Road, and was on the ground for about 1.24 miles.
20:44Z EF1 KFCX VA Pittsylvania Pickaway An EF 1 tornado with max winds of 90 to 95 mph initially touched down near the intersection of Dodson Road and Slatesville Road near Keeling, Virginia. The tornado lifted approximately 0.15 miles north near Slatesville Road. Several trees were blown down by the tornado, but no damage to structures was observed.
22:13Z EF1 KRAX NC Durham Mangum Store A tornado touched down northeast of the town of Hampton, near Camp Butner Rd and Range Rd. A mixture of soft and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved northeast and damaged additional trees near a residential area north of the intersection of Range Rd and Isham Chambers Rd. It also damaged some roof covering of a large barn and uprooted a large softwood tree. The tornado lifted just north of Bahama Rd and Red Mountain Rd.
22:33Z EF1 KRAX NC Vance Dabney A tornado touched down over a large private building near Technology Ln and Poplar Creek Rd east of Oxford. The tornado ripped off the roof of the building and moved two HVAC units. The tornado crossed over Interstate 85 and into the Vance and Granville community college campus, breaking and snapping some soft and hardwood trees. The tornado then lifted just north of the community college, however roof debris from the private building was found lofted into a residential tree north of US Highway 158.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).