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At least 10 homes were damaged by a tornado that blew through Wilson County before dawn on Thursday.

Tropical Storm Debby in Triangle: Tree blocks Glenwood Avenue, 10 homes damaged by tornado in Wilson County

<p>WHERE WE'VE HEARD REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE. AND AMY, ALSO POSSIBLY A HOUSE. &gt;&gt; YEAH, DEFINITELY A HOUSE. SO THIS IS THE DAMAGE THAT WE CAME ACROSS AS WE WERE MAKING OUR WAY TOWARD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IN. WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS A HOME THAT IS PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED. THIS IS ON LLOYD ROAD IN WILSON COUNTY. WE'RE ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT WAS HIT BY THIS TORNADO. &gt;&gt; SO YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE HERE. THIS IS A WHOLE AND I YOU KNOW, I DON'T SEE ANYONE OUT AND ABOUT LOOKING AT THE DAMAGE. BUT THERE ARE LINES, POWER LINES DOWN. THE ROOF IS COMPLETELY GONE. IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THE DARK. I CAN SEE HERE. BUT THERE MULTIPLE LARGE TREES BEHIND THE HOME THAT ARE JUST TOTALLY SNAPPED. I AGAIN, I DON'T SEE ANYBODY OUT AND ABOUT HERE. BUT THIS HOME IT IS RAINING INSIDE THE HOME. THE ROOF IS GONE AT THIS POINT. I'M JUST RIGHT NOW HOPING THAT EVERYBODY WAS OKAY AND IN IN A SAFE SPOT IN THIS HOME, MAYBE IN A BATHROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS. PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED. THE ROOF TAKEN OFF MULTIPLE LARGE TREES DOWN AND ON LLOYD ROAD AS WE WERE MAKING OUR WAY HERE, WE CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE ROAD AS WELL. SO THIS THIS LOOKS LIKE CONFIRMATION HERE THAT THE TORNADO HIT HERE ON LLOYD ROAD BEFORE IT GOT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE WARNING THAT HAPPENED TO 15 TO 16 THIS MORNING. THE FIRST WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR WILSON COUNTY, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. AND NOW WE'RE SEEING THE IMPACT OF THAT WARNING. I'M DEFINITELY A TORNADO TOUCHING DOWN HERE. MEAN THE POWER LINES ARE ALL OVER THE YARD. THERE'S TREES EVERYWHERE. AND LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE HUGE TREES BEHIND THIS HOUSE. YOU KNOW, ONCE IT'S DAYLIGHT, WE'LL WE'LL GET A BETTER PICTURE OF THIS. BUT THERE SHE IS. TREES THAT ARE JUST SNAPPED AND IT CAME ON TO THE HOUSE AS WELL. SO ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SIT BACK IN THE STUDIO. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP HEADING TOWARD THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER LIVE REPORT</p>

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