Power Outage in Thomasville, NC

Frequent wind gusts of 35 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Davidson County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Davidson County as a result of the tropical storm force wind gusts.

Power outages near the intersection of South North Carolina Highway 150 and Mt Carmel Rd were caused by fallen trees damaging power equipment.

Power poles were reported down near Arcadia.

Trees were reported down on power lines near the intersection of Hugh Miller Road and North Carolina Highway 8.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph resulted in scattered to numerous trees and power lines down across Davidson County, including some on homes. Numerous customers lost power in Davidson County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the county.

Trees were reported down on power lines at Garcia Kennedy Road and Cecil Street.

Several trees and power-lines were blown down along the wind swath.

Several trees and power-lines were blown down along the wind swath.

Numerous trees and power-lines blown down along a south-north swath.

Numerous trees and power-lines blown down along a south-north swath.

One-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of ice from freezing rain downed numerous trees and caused power outages across the county.

Tropical storm wind gusts downed numerous trees, caused widespread power outages, and produced a variety of damage to homes and structures across the county.

Power lines were reported down at Joe Hege Road and Muddy Creek Road.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph resulted in multiple reports of trees down across Davidson County, including on homes, cars, and power lines. Some customers lost power in Davidson County as a result of the strong winds.

Hail up to the size of golf balls fell near Denton. Trees, power lines, and a telephone pole were also blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Strong winds of 40 to 50 mph downed scattered trees and limbs, resulting in scattered power outages across the county.

One quarter to one half of an inch of ice from freezing rain resulted in widespread downed trees and power-lines. Additionally, snowfall of 1 to 2 inches fell across the county.

A couple of trees and a power line were blown down on Gumtree Road.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along a swath from near Linwood to near Denton. One tree fell on a boat, destroying it and two houses had trees fall on them. Monetary damage was estimated.

Numerous trees and power-lines were reported down across the county resulting in approximately 84 power outages.

Numerous trees were blown down across northern and northwestern portions of the county, including 1 tree down on a power-line on Andrew Sink Road.

A tornado with a nearly continuous damage path of approximately 12.5 miles was found about 5 miles east of Linwood in Davidson County to about 10 miles northwest of Asheboro in Randolph County. Damage along the path was found to be EF-1 to EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado rating scale, with wind speeds between 90 and 135 mph. ||At approximately 6:05 pm EST, the initial tornado touchdown was in the form of snapped and uprooted trees along NC Highway 47, near the Parks Road Intersection. The first occurrence of structural damage was to single family homes in the nearby Silver Ridge Subdivision, off of Allred Road. Roofs were lifted off multiple homes and mostly exterior walls were blown out. This damage was consistent with EF-2 tornado intensity. The roof of one of the homes had been carried about 150 yards into the yard of another home. An outbuilding, whose contents were swept about 50 feet into the side yard adjacent to the home was also completely destroyed. Trees were toppled mostly in toward the center of the track of the tornado. Only minor injuries were noted to residents.| |The tornado continued east northeastward to Old Burkhart Road where it blew a trailer a couple of hundred feet downwind, downed power lines, and toppled a tree through a residence. The tornado then tracked through a small community on Meadow Run Lane. Two homes slide off their foundations, including the home where two fatalities occurred when the home slid down the edge of a steep|embankment. An automobile was also blown into an adjacent stand of trees at the top of the embankment. Damage here is consistent with EF-2 tornado intensity.||The tornado traveled east northeastward and caused structural damage mainly in the form of roof damage, to several businesses, including the roofing of a Lowes distribution center, Skippers Seafood Restaurant and a Giddy-Kwik service station. Additionally, a nearby former marine dealer sustained extensive damage when the exterior walls and roof of this building was blown into the adjacent parking lot. ||The next structural damage occurred at the Laurel Drive AAA Mobile Home Park. The most significant damage here was a tree toppled through the rear of one of the homes. Another home shifted from the foundation. Tree damage in this area appeared to be more minor than surrounding areas, and damage throughout the mobile home park was consistent with EF-1 intensity. ||In total, 60 homes were damaged. Of the 60 homes damaged, 25 homes were destroyed, and at least 5 businesses were destroyed.

A tornado with a nearly continuous damage path of approximately 12.5 miles was found about 5 miles east of Linwood in Davidson County to about 10 miles northwest of Asheboro in Randolph County. Damage along the path was found to be EF-1 to EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita tornado rating scale, with wind speeds between 90 and 135 mph. ||At approximately 6:05 pm EST, the initial tornado touchdown was in the form of snapped and uprooted trees along NC Highway 47, near the Parks Road Intersection. The first occurrence of structural damage was to single family homes in the nearby Silver Ridge Subdivision, off of Allred Road. Roofs were lifted off multiple homes and mostly exterior walls were blown out. This damage was consistent with EF-2 tornado intensity. The roof of one of the homes had been carried about 150 yards into the yard of another home. An outbuilding, whose contents were swept about 50 feet into the side yard adjacent to the home was also completely destroyed. Trees were toppled mostly in toward the center of the track of the tornado. Only minor injuries were noted to residents.| |The tornado continued east northeastward to Old Burkhart Road where it blew a trailer a couple of hundred feet downwind, downed power lines, and toppled a tree through a residence. The tornado then tracked through a small community on Meadow Run Lane. Two homes slide off their foundations, including the home where two fatalities occurred when the home slid down the edge of a steep|embankment. An automobile was also blown into an adjacent stand of trees at the top of the embankment. Damage here is consistent with EF-2 tornado intensity.||The tornado traveled east northeastward and caused structural damage mainly in the form of roof damage, to several businesses, including the roofing of a Lowes distribution center, Skippers Seafood Restaurant and a Giddy-Kwik service station. Additionally, a nearby former marine dealer sustained extensive damage when the exterior walls and roof of this building was blown into the adjacent parking lot. ||The next structural damage occurred at the Laurel Drive AAA Mobile Home Park. The most significant damage here was a tree toppled through the rear of one of the homes. Another home shifted from the foundation. Tree damage in this area appeared to be more minor than surrounding areas, and damage throughout the mobile home park was consistent with EF-1 intensity. ||In total, 60 homes were damaged. Of the 60 homes damaged, 25 homes were destroyed, and at least 5 businesses were destroyed.

Multiple trees and power-lines were blown along Highway 150 near Reedy Creek.

Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. Falling trees caused substantial damage to many homes, vehicles and outbuildings throughout the county. Extensive structural damage was also caused by strong winds.

Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across the entire county. Falling trees caused substantial damage to many homes, vehicles and outbuildings throughout the county. Extensive structural damage was also caused by strong winds.

Numerous trees and power-lines were blown down along a wind swath extending from east of Boones Cave Park to Denton. The rear roof was ripped off of Cliff's Curb Market located on US Highway 220 South.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along a swath from Highway 150 near Arcadia to Hasty School Road near Thomasville.

Several trees and power lines were blown down along a swath from Highway 150 near Arcadia to Hasty School Road near Thomasville.

Several trees and power-lines were blown down along the swath.

The local fire department reported trees and power lines down across Arcadia.

Around 3 to 4 inches of snow fell countywide. Only a few minor vehicle accidents and power outages were reported.

Numerous trees were blown down countywide blocking many roads and highways. Widespread power outages were caused by the falling trees along with some minor property damage to roofs and small buildings.

Light freezing rain was reported across the area resulting in a light coating of ice on elevated surfaces such as trees, bushes and power lines. Area roads remained clear.

Strong wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph resulted in numerous trees being blown down along resutling in power outages. One man was killed near Denton on Highway 109 when a tree fell onto his vehicle. Another tree fell on a house causing minor damage.

Wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph along with heavy rain resulted in numerous trees falling and knocking down power lines. A couple of trees fell on homes causing minor damage.

One tree down on power lines, near a fruit stand.

Trees and power-lines were blown down across Horseshoe Neck Road. Local fire department was responding to remove debris.

One tree fell onto a car along Friendship Ledford Road. There was also a report of a tree blown down onto power-lines in the same area.

Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph was observed throughout the county with many locations experiencing wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. Area electric utility companies reported widespread power outages from downed trees and limbs on power lines. The downed trees also resulted in numerous reports of damage to homes, and closed some local roads and interstates.

Numerous trees and power lines down county wide.

Large limbs down on power lines in N. Davidson County.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

A steeple was blown off a church and fell into some powerlines.