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An EF-3 tornado ripped through Wilson County on Thursday, killing a man, destroying a 130-year-old church and tearing the roof off Springfield Middle School in Lucama.

'It's ruined': Roof torn off middle school when deadly EF-3 tornado rips through Wilson County

FINALLY CLEAR OF THE STORM. >> WELL, TODAY WE ARE GETTING A CLEARER PICTURE OF JUST HOW DESTRUCTIVE AN EF 3 TORNADO WAS IN WILSON COUNTY. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M DEBRA MORGAN AND I'M GERALD OWENS. THE CLEANUP IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE FOR SOME FAMILIES ARE THINGS THAT ARE LOST FOREVER BECAUSE OF THE STORM. >> THE BUREAU SAYS THE PATTERSON IS LIVE IN WILSON COUNTY. PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT'S LEFT THIS TO ME. >> JERROLD, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK HERE. THIS ROUTE FOR THIS HOME IS COMPLETELY GONE AND FACT PART OF THE HOME IS ON ITS SIDE IN THE FRONT YARD AND THERE'S ANOTHER HOME ON THIS PROPERTY OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY HERE. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THEY'VE ACTUALLY MADE QUITE A LOT OF PROGRESS SINCE WE WERE HERE EARLIER. BUT THEY'RE STILL A WAYS TO GO. >> WHAT DO YOU BOYS ACT AS THE FRONT DOOR TO TINY HOMES? TOWN COULD RULE. THAT'S BEEN PART OF MY FAMILY IS HERE. HIS 85 YEAR-OLD MOTHER STILL LIVES HERE AND HIS BROTHER, STUART IDEA 5 MILES FROM HERE. HE SAID WE LOST EVERYTHING. DRONE 5 SHOWS THE DEBRIS AND PIECES OF THEIR HOMES SCATTERED ACROSS THE LAWN. HAWLEY SAYS HIS FAMILY MEMBERS QUICKLY TOOK SHELTER JUST MOMENTS BEFORE AN EF 3 TORNADO BARRELED THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY TOED TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. MY MOTHER WAS AT HOME SHE COULD NOT GET OUT AT THE TIME TO HEAD TO BREAK THE BACK DOOR OUT TO GET HER OUT TO MY BROTHER HAD TO GO GRAYBEAL. HE HAD A SEVERE COULDN'T. THESE ARE LOOKING AT THE DESTRUCTION. >> ALI SAYS HE'S JUST GLAD THEY WERE LIVE UPDATES ABOUT THE FAMILY. WE CAN REBUILD. >> THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE HELP OF NEIGHBORS, CHURCHES AND VOLUNTEERS. AT LEAST WE CAN >> ABOUT A MILE FROM HERE. HOLLY'S NEPHEW SET UP A GOFUNDME THAT'S ALREADY EXCEEDED THEIR $20,000 GOAL IN UNDER A DAY. I'VE SEEN IT MANY NOTHING LIKE THE COMMUNITY THAT STANDS BEHIND YOU AND YOUR TIME OF NEED. >> YOU HEARD HALEIGH MENTIONED THERE THAT HIS BROTHER WAS HURT DURING THAT STORM. HE SAYS THAT HE'S DOING OK AFTER HAVING SURGERY IN GREENVILLE. MEANWHILE, THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO DECIDE IF THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY FIX THIS

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EF2 tornado traveling 115 mph ripped through Sampson County on Wednesday, NWS confirms

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A sinkhole caused by severe flooding in Harnett County left several residents unable to enter or exit their neighborhood on Friday afternoon.

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Durham County deputies arrested a man they said escaped arrest earlier in the week. The man was wanted for multiple felonies.

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The UNC Board of Governors approved Lee Roberts as UNC's next permanent chancellor Friday, ending a seven-month search process by tapping one of their own for the post. Roberts served on the board before becoming UNC's interim chancellor in January.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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WRAL meteorologists are closely watching the levels of several rivers as the remnants of post-tropical cyclone Debby move farther away from North Carolina.

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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) â ShaâCarri Richardson made her first Olympic gold-medal moment memorable â giving the sprinters behind her the side-eye, then stomping her foot to the track on her final step across the finish line.

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VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) â A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazilâs Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all 61 people aboard and leaving a smoldering wreck, officials and the airline said.

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Photos from WRAL News crews and Sky 5 show the devastating impact of an EF-3 tornado that hit Lucama in Wilson County on Aug. 8, 2024. Homes and a 130-year-old church were destroyed, the front was torn off a middle school and a man died when his home collapsed. 

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The National Weather Service confirmed one of the tornadoes that touched down yesterday in Franklin County was an EF 1. It had max winds around 100 miles per hour and hit near Louisburg.

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