Tropical Storm Chantal brought a handful of tornadoes to North Carolina on Sunday even as flooding also took a toll on ...

Tropical Storm Chantal triggered flash flooding and possible tornadoes across North Carolina before moving toward Virginia ...

North Carolina tornado that damaged Pfizer plant and shut down I-95 was an EF-3, NWS says. The company said the plant, in Rocky Mount, supplies 8% of all sterile injectable medicines used in US ...

A tornado in North Carolina ripped the roof off of a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least four people. CNN values your feedback 1.

A tornado in North Carolina ripped the roof off of a Pfizer plant, damaged several other structures, shut down a major interstate and injured at least four people. CNN values your feedback 1.

As Chantal filled up creeks and rivers in the eastern Piedmont Triad, the storm also produced four EF-1 confirmed tornadoes.

Tropical Storm Chantal formed from an area of low pressure near Florida and the coast of Georgia early on the Fourth of July.

A tornado warning was released by the NWS Raleigh NC on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in effect until 2:15 p.m. The warning is for Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson counties.

In 2019, the National Weather Service estimated that North Carolina sees about 31 tornadoes per year. A 2023 study by N.C. State University said the state averages about 29 tornadoes per year.

Among North Carolina's years with the most tornadoes, 2011 and 1998 are a close second. Each year recorded 66 tornadoes. Almost half of the tornadoes in 2011 occurred on that single date, April 16.

Since 1950, North Carolina’s two deadliest tornado outbreaks were in 1984 and 2011. In March 1984, a swath of tornadoes killed 42 people from the southeast to the northeast part of the state.