At least 15 people were injured and 60 buildings were damaged when storms swept through parts of North Carolina on Wednesday, said Pat Tanner, a government hydrologist,in a telephone interview Thursday morning. No deaths have been reported.
Most tornadoes take place in the spring, but National Weather Service hydrologist Pat Tanner said a mid-winter tornado would not be unusual since temperatures in the region have been about 10 degrees above normal for the past month or so.