NWS: EF-0 tornado confirmed near Shallotte during Monday’s storms

SHALLOTTE, NC (WWAY) — National Weather Service in Wilmington said a tornado touched down near Shallotte in Brunswick County Monday.

NWS conducted a storm survey and confirmed a EF-0 tornado touched down about 10 miles northeast of Shallotte in a rural portion. Estimated maximum wind speed was 65 miles per hour. The path length was .3 miles. The report said it happened around 11:45 p.m.

A few trees around a foot in diameter were snapped and a few larger limbs were knocked out of tree tops on either side of Makatoka Road.

The tornado tracked northeast and was estimated to be on the ground for less than two minutes.

There were no injuries reported.