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The center of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias was more than 300 miles away in Kentucky on Sunday, but that didn’t spare us from a tornado outbreak in central North Carolina.
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There was a total of 14 tornado warnings issued for central North Carolina between 10:05 a.m. Sunday and 3:15 p.m.. The number of confirmed tornadoes continues to climb in central North Carolina, and it could reach as many as nine confirmed tornadoes after a couple more storm surveys are done Tuesday by the National Weather Service.
Tornadoes have been confirmed in Wake County in NE Raleigh, southern Sampson County in Harrells, Johnston County in Clayton, Franklin County in Louisburg, Montgomery County in Candor, Cumberland County in Fayetteville and another over Jordan Lake. Two additional survey teams will investigate damage in Harnett County and western Wake County.
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Five of the tornadoes were EF-1 strength, and two were EF-0. The Enhanced Fujita scale is how the National Weather Service rates tornadoes and the damage they produce.
- EF-0 : 65 – 85 mph – Minor damage to roofs, gutters, siding, and tree branches.
- EF-1 : 86 – 110 mph – Severe roof stripping, broken windows, and mobile homes pushed over.
- EF-2 : 111 – 135 mph – Roofs torn off well-built houses, large trees uprooted, and cars flipped.
- EF-3 : 136 – 165 mph – Entire upper stories of homes destroyed, heavy cars lifted, and trees debarked.
- EF-4 : 166 – 200 mph – Well-constructed houses leveled, and debris turned into missiles.
- EF-5 : Greater than 200 mph – Strong frame houses swept away and automobile-sized pieces thrown through the air.
Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Fla., Friday night at 9:30 p.m. EDT as a Category 2 hurricane. It was the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
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