Large damaging intense Tornado moving into the Raleigh NC Metro

NWS.local media/SPC

[janetjanet998]

on the ground now

very jaw dropping on the radar

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Storm cell is now moving into Surfside Beach, SC. Kind of weird here. Been clear and windy here all day but looking north I see the clouds from this system on the horizon. Most of what I reported happened in my county ( it's a big one ).

[Moose4]

Video as the tornado rolled into Sanford:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKoosO7wtyc&feature=player_embedded

}:-)4

[amom]

Whew! (in response to your post to me).

These folks are busy busy busy...doing fantastic work...help coming in with S&R arriving and going to work. Already asking for more spray paint (which they use to mark the buildings during the clearing evolution.) I’ve heard three houses on one road cleared already. They are doing as trained and drilled. Good work. Some are busy clearing the roads...others S&R...others moving cars/trucks out of the roads etc. A real joint effort. Just stated another road all clear. They are moving FAST!

[amom]

Just heard request for LE...looters reported. Not sure where this is. *sigh*

[NormsRevenge]

sadly, where there’s debris, there’s looters.

[amom]

Indeed.

[Drill Thrawl]

Both my sisters live in Raliegh. One was driving home from work when it hit. She said pieces of houses (roof, siding, etc...) dropping from the sky. She called my other sister who was in the process of getting her furballs into the intererior bathrooms.
Power out, verizon cell towers down. Can't reach 2nd sister.

[amom]

Good Year warehouse in Fayetteville has been hit by a tornado and caused severe damage!
Source: WRAL facebook 3 min ago

[Nepeta]

Just heard request for LE...looters reported. Not sure where this is. *sigh*

Scum.

[amom]

Sometimes texting works when normal cell doesn’t. We learned this during Katrina.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Bonnneau and Jamestown are now clear. Georgetown, Surfside Beach, and Garden City SC now have the cells but are no longer listed as tornado warnings, just severe tstorms. They now report another NC tornado just touched down.

[Drill Thrawl]

Update from Sister 1

Cell is at least ringing now still not picking up ...most severe damage seems to be south of us...food lion distribution center ...tossed tractor trailers Lowes Home improvement center flatbed ...downtown Raleigh missing roof here and there ...at least 5 touchdowns that we have heard off on local news

[amom]

Sometimes texting is functioning when normal cell isn’t. It helped us stay in contact during Katrina. Hope it’s of some help to you now.

[MagUSNRET]

There is Debris in Japan too...and NO looters....
Our “melting pot” has turned into a septic tank!

[Moose4]

Area near South Saunders Street, Raleigh, after the tornado:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukuERsvfDMU&feature=player_embedded

}:-)4

[Buddygirl]

You do well to do that!!!

[Buddygirl]

Thank you for your prayers!

[blueyon]

Hear you have nickle size hail.......

[Jonah Hex]

Under NWS tornado and sever thunderstorm warnings here in Newport News. To quote Leonidas, "Unless I miss my guess, we're in for one wild night."

[GOPJ]

Let’s hope it was a power outage - that we’ll hear from him soon.