The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado occurred following Wednesday's severe weather outbreak. The EF 1 tornado began in close proximity of Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, North Carolina,

About 1,000 were without power in the Mooresville area. Heavy rains caused wrecks, including one that shut lanes on I-85 in the Belmont area.

The Boyce Tornado began in a field to the southwest of I-49 in Rapides Parish, where powerlines were removed from transmission towers. The tornado continued northeast crossing I-49 and damaged homes as it crossed HWY 1.

A total of four tornadoes have now been confirmed from storms that rolled through East Texas on Tuesday. The latest confirmed EF-1 tornado tracked from Franklin into Camp County and was on the ground for 18 miles.

In the wake of Tuesday's devastating storms, the National Weather Service has identified a second EF-1 tornado in North Texas. Early Wednesday morning, a survey team arrived in Wise County and discovered a narrow path of destruction near Cottondale,

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was hit with severe storms Tuesday that spawned an EF-1 tornado in Irving and, meteorologists confirmed Wednesday another EF-1 tornado and wind damage in Wise County. Residents in Irving — where the weather service confirmed a tornado touched down on Pioneer Drive between North MacArthur and North O’Connor boulevards — reported the wind shaking their homes.

An updated tornado warning was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Wednesday at 12:19 p.m. in effect until 12:45 p.m. for Wake County.

On Tuesday at 5:15 a.m. the NWS Fort Worth TX issued a tornado warning in effect until 5:30 a.m. for Johnson and Tarrant counties.

An updated tornado watch was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Wednesday at 2:37 p.m. in effect until 8 p.m. The watch is for Edgecombe, Halifax, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson counties.

On Wednesday at 3:04 p.m. the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 3:45 p.m. The warning is for Duplin, Jones, Lenoir and Onslow counties.

A line of heavy thunderstorms that caused widespread wind damage across the South on Tuesday is now moving through the Carolinas. Expect the line to intensify this morning as it sweeps east. Primary impact is expected to come between 7:00 a.