A storm system with at least one confirmed tornado sighting Thursday left dozens of roads blocked, caused scattered structure damage and resulted in over 2,250 Duke Energy customers losing electricity
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Friday morning that an EF-1 tornado touched down in multiple locations in Wilkesboro and elsewhere nearby Thursday, said Suzanne Hamby, Wilkes emergency management coordinator.
One person died and another was critically injured in a wreck a little before dawn Saturday on N.C. 16 South, a few hundred feet north of the Wilkes-Alexander county line