North Carolina, 2015

Tornado in North Carolina, June 4, 2015

June 4, 2015 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms along a stalled front lifted northeast across eastern North Carolina during the early morning of June 4th 2015. One of the storms produced a very brief EF0 tornado that touched down over Tyrrell County county causing minor damage with no injuries.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.

Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms along a stalled front lifted northeast across eastern North Carolina during the early morning of June 4th 2015. One of the storms produced a very brief EF0 tornado that touched down over Tyrrell County county causing minor damage with no injuries.

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Tyrrell

When
June 4, 1:00 AM EST to 1:01 AM EST
Where
Tyrrell County, 3.57 mi NNE of Columbia to 3.7 mi NNE of Columbia
Rating
EF0
Path length
0.13 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
35.968, -76.227

A tornado briefly touched down along Soundside Road northeast of Columbia. Minor damage to several homes was observed with one out building destroyed. A small aluminum boat was lifted and blown a small distance. Winds were estimated at 75 to 80 mph with no injuries or fatalities.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 582969.