NONE of the content on this wiki should be believed to be a real forecast of inclement weather. At pm, a tornado warned supercell thunderstorm developed 12 miles southeast of Raleigh. The tornado touched down at pm in Auburn, or It then snapped numerous trees at EF1 intensity and severely damaged the roofs of many homes outside of Raleigh.
As it entered Raleigh, it intensified to an EF2. It damaged or destroyed many homes in the Anderson Pointe subdivision in southeast Raleigh. The national weather service issued a tornado emergency for all of Raleigh as the tornado intensified to an EF3 tornado, took aim at downtown, and quickly became a mile wide. It entered the edge of town and became violent. AS it exited Raleigh, it dramatically weakened to an EF2, and dissapated.
Although this tornado was relatively short lived, it was the strongest tornado that the city of Raleigh had ever seen. If it had stayed on the ground longer and kept intensifying like it did for the majority of its life, it is likely that it would have been a deadly EF5. This Tornado would remain on the ground for 84 miles and eventually reach Northampton County, northeast of Roanoke Rapids. The trail of destruction impacted thousands of lives across six North Carolina counties. The tornado killed 4 people, including two children in Raleigh, and injured over people.
The storm destroyed residences and 78 businesses. Over homes sustained some damage resulting in nearly residents becoming homeless. Damage totals ranged around 77 million dollars in figures. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of F4 on the Fujita scale in northwestern and northern sections of Raleigh shortly after AM. The tornado remained on the ground for 84 miles as it raced northeast at 50 mph through northeastern Wake, southern Franklin, northwestern Nash, central Halifax, Northampton, and northern Hertford counties.
This path took the storm north of the communities New Hope and Justice, between Castalia and Aventon, just south of the town of Halifax, and finally lifted 2 miles northwest of Jackson.
The tornado generally produced damage on the F0 to F1 scale, but occasionally produced F2 and F3 damage. The most intense damage occurred over northwestern Raleigh where the tornado traveled through densely populated areas near major intersections. F4 damage was observed across portions of the tornado path in western and northern Raleigh.
Many large businesses were damaged or destroyed including a K-Mart. There were two reported fatalities and injuries across Raleigh as the tornado tracked across several subdivisions. Two additional fatalities occurred in northwestern Nash county between Castalia and Avondale when a couple residing in a mobile home were killed. The tornado was responsible for destroying residences and 78 businesses while claiming 4 lives.
Over residences sustained damage, which left nearly people homeless. The tornado had its origin in a cluster of thunderstorms that developed over south central North Carolina just before midnight on November This cluster of thunderstorms rapidly intensified as it moved into Wake county from the southwest between AM and AM on November 28, Upon entering Wake county, the thunderstorms increased in severity and became a tornado producer shortly after AM, and continued to produce a long lived tornado for a total of 84 miles and almost 2 hours as it traveled from Raleigh to near the Virginia border.
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