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Friday, March 27, 2009

Confirmed Tornadoes Hit North Carolina

Tornado warnings were issued Friday evening for seven counties, and forecasters said that severe weather could hit North Carolina again starting Saturday afternoon.

At one point, tornado warnings were issued for Wake, Johnston, Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, Pitt and Greene counties.

The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down between 4:30 p.m. and 5:11 p.m. near Parkton and Lumberton.

An EF-2 tornado – packing winds up to 130 mph – touched down about 3 miles east of Parkton between just after 5 p.m., the NWS confirmed. The tornado first touched down along Parkton-Tobemory Road halfway between U.S. Highway 301 and Interstate 95. The tornado went north-northeast and intensified to an EF-2. - CNN Story

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