Jul 19, 2023
An old thunderstorm complex moving across the area from the prior evening of the 18th entered a more favorable environment by midday and developed a tornado that tracked several miles over the northern Coastal Plain of central NC. Numerous reports of damage to trees and structures confirmed the tornado as it moved from near Nashville, North Carolina to near Battleboro, North Carolina, Continuing northeast to Scotland Neck. The Tornado produced EF3 damage, with up to 150 mph. Additionally, a boun
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1117797). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sampson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.