It's the first EF3 tornado ever observed in central North Carolina in the month of July and the strongest twister for this time of year on record in the state. The National Weather Service ...

It had been 56 years since North Carolina had seen a tornado in July that wrecked the kind of havoc we saw on Wednesday in Nash and Edgecombe counties. The only other EF3 tornado to occur in July ...

DORTCHES, N.C. (WNCN) — A confirmed tornado touched down in northeastern North Carolina Wednesday afternoon ... giving the tornado a rare EF3 rating. Officials say the area sees tornadoes ...