AUTRYVILLE, N.C. — A state of emergency is in effect in a small town in eastern North Carolina after an EF1 tornado with winds of 110 mph damaged a fire station and several mobile homes.
[PHOTOS: Tornado damage in small eastern NC town]
No serious injuries were reported when the tornado touched down three times in Sampson County late Tuesday afternoon. A curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. was imposed in Autryville, a town of about 200 people about 15 miles east of Fayetteville.
Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said one man was treated by emergency personnel after suffering minor injuries when a mobile home overturned. Thornton said all other injuries were scrapes and bruises.
Weather service officials will visit Parkton in Robeson County to determine whether a tornado damaged some buildings about an hour before the storm ripped through Autryville.