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On this day 10 years ago

 On this day, 10 years ago a tornado outbreak happened in North Carolina that produced 31 tornadoes in one day which is the record in North Carolina. 

At 12:43 pm the National weather service on April 16,2011 issued the first of many tornado warnings that day. And then more tornado thunderstorms starting appearing and made even more severe thunderstorm warnings and even tornado warnings. 

A E-F 3 tornado was spotted in Chatham county and moved into Sanford and destroyed the Lowe’s garden center there. An E-F1 tornado struck downtown Raleigh and it produced some E-F 2 damage as well. 


Below will be the map of the tornado outbreak in North Carolina on April 16,2011


This was one active day for tornadoes ever in North Carolina history 31 tornadoes in one day this was the day it happened ten years ago and today on April 16,2021 marks ten years since this happened and it’s sunny today on April 16,2021  with no severe active weather with tornadoes at all. 


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