Tornado touches down at Emerald Isle as Hurricane Dorian moves toward NC

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EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Emerald Isle experienced a tornado Thursday, damaging homes and property as Hurricane Dorian started to impact the North Carolina coast.

Shortly after 9 a.m., the town’s Twitter account posted some photos of serious destruction to homes just off Highway 58.

Shortly after 9:00 am Thursday, Emerald Isle experienced a water spout / tornado. There is property damage in the vicinity of Islander and Reed Drives. Boardwalk RV Park suffered the most severe damage. No injuries are reported at this time.https://t.co/unIhvGtGdW pic.twitter.com/mcj7INHvWS

— Town of Emerald Isle (@townemeraldisle) September 5, 2019

Several modular homes were seen badly damaged around Islander Drive and Reed Drive. A nearby RV park sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries.

The National Weather Service confirmed at 11 a.m. that a tornado caused the damage at the RV park.

Getting some pictures into the office of the damage in Emerald Isle, NC caused by a tornado around 9 AM this morning. We thinking of those that have suffered damage. PLEASE have multiple ways to receive warnings the next 24 hours! pic.twitter.com/UbU68ww4V4

— NWS Newport/Morehead (@NWSMoreheadCity) September 5, 2019

The 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center revealed Dorian was a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. The storm is moving north northeast at 8 mph and will either pass close to the North Carolina shore or make landfall near Morehead City.

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