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Multiple tornadoes from Friday storms confirmed in VA and NC

EDENTON, N.C. (WVEC) -- Officials have confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down in Virginia and North Carolina during Friday's storms, including at least on tornado that formed in the evening.

EDENTON, N.C. (WVEC) -- Officials have confirmed multiple tornadoes touched down in Virginia and North Carolina during Friday's storms, including at least on tornado that formed in the evening.

The first tornado was an EF-0 tornado in Edenton, NC, which the National Weather Service believes traveled six miles at about 7:43 a.m.

Resident Allen Peele's property was hit. Trees were uprooted in front of his grandmother's home and a large tree fell on top of his backyard shed.

"You see other people having damage like this and your heart goes out for them but when it's you, you're just like I can't believe this is happening," said Peele.

Neighbor Kevin Bunch's produce stand was also hit, with the roof torn off.

"All of a sudden a dark cloud come up and the wind picked up right then and debris started flying," said Bunch. "It was scary."

Officials believe the tornado touched down just east of the Chowan River near whites Landing Road and Gum Pond Road, then moved across Rocky Hock Road.

Neighbors gathered to help Peele and Bunch clean up the mess left behind.

"When something like his happens it's just amazing to see how people come together and help you try to clean up and help you get back to some sort of normalcy in life," said Peele.

Andy Bunch, a Chief Deputy with the Chowan County Sheriff's Office, tells 13News Now there are trees down, and one mobile home pushed off the foundation.

Currituck/Camden

Shortly after the Chowan County tornado formed, the NWS says another EF-0 formed in Camden County and worked its way into Currituck County, with maximum wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph.

The tornado track was a discontinuous 8-mile path from just east of Camden along the Pasquotank River near Bushell Road, continuing north-northeast and crossing highway 158 before lifting just west of Shawboro, NC.

Minor damage to a few houses was noted on this track at the intersection of Belcross Road and Pinch Gut Road, but no major structural damage was seen. Numerous trees were sheared or snapped along the path.

Evening tornado near Ivor

Another round of storms came through the area again on Friday evening, and the NWS confirms another EF-0 tornado touched down, this time in Southampton County, Virginia.

The tornado touched down between 7:55 and 8 p.m. and had estimated peak winds of 60 to 70 mph. It traveled about 4.5 miles near Ivor. It first touched down just north of US-460 along Crumpler Road (VA-618). The tornado continued north-northeast, crossing adjacent Warrique Road and Aberdeen Road.

An NWS survey team found several trees uprooted along this route, with chunks of asphalt from nearby road construction found to be scattered in the field.

There was additional straight line wind damage found along and east of the intersection of White Marsh Road and Walls Bridge as the tornado lifted and passed east of the towns of Dendron and Elberon in southeast Surry County.

No injuries have been reported as a result of any of the tornadoes.

Other tornadoes outside of northeastern North Carolina and Hampton Roads formed on Friday, including an EF-1 that touched down in Dinwiddie County in central Virginia.

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