IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Iredell County Saturday morning.
NWS said a tornado developed over Lake Norman shortly before 7:30 a.m. before moving onshore near the Lake Campus of Davidson College.
Picnic Tables were blown into the water and a large hardwood tree was snapped. Several other trees between the campus and Interstate 77 and a fence near Mooresville Middle School were also damaged, according to NWS.
The tornado finally ended as it crossed into Rowan County just before 7:40 a.m.
NWS said this information is subject to change pending a preliminary investigation.
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