Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 22, 2023

The tornado touched down at a residence along Lester Houston Road just to the east of Beulaville. The tornado first snapped several large trees, then tore off at least half|the shingles of a garage behind the residence. Shingle damage was found on both the north and south side of the garage, which is a strong indication of a circulation. A large garage bay door was also blown in, and the east side of the garage had the frame removed from the foundation. The strongest winds were estimated around 90 mph.

A tornado touched down northwest of Richlands, in northwest Onslow County. The tornado peeled back metal sheeting on the roof of a garage structure, and moved a trailered boat several feet into the rear of a parked pickup truck. The tornado then crossed A.I. Taylor Road and removed some siding on a residence. The tornado then caused some minor damage to a a metal storage shed along a dirt road off of A.I. Taylor|Road before lifting. The strongest winds were estimated to be around 75 mph.

The tornado first touched down at a residence near the junction of Country Lane and NC Highway 41 West. Several hardwood trees with diameters of 12 inches or more were snapped and uprooted behind the residence, along with some smaller softwood trees with diameters less than 12 inches in diameter. The tornado then crossed a field and did major damage to a metal storage structure. The structure was freestanding on a concrete slap and was attached to timbers in all four corners. Large metal siding was flung great distances in all directions, but especially to the northwest, the direction of the tornado path. A large piece as thrown through the plywood of a house under construction, and continued out the other side of the house through large garage doors|that were uninstalled. Many pieces of the metal framed structure were found at least 20 feet up in a large hardwood tree, and at least 100 yards in the open field to the northwest. The tornado then lifted near the junction of NC Highway 41 West and Chinquapin Chapel Road. The strongest winds were estimated around 90 mph.

The tornado touched down along a farm field on the west side of Henderson Road just to the northwest of Trenton. Several 1.5 foot or large hardwood trees were uprooted along the edge of the farm field. There were also several hardwood trees of much smaller diameter that were snapped about 15 feet up their trunks. The tornado then uprooted a large 2 foot diameter hardwood tree in the front of a resident on the east side of Henderson Road before lifting.