1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:45 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado moved across the west side of Morehead CIty damaging traffic lights and a railroad crossing.
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