Sam Sagnella
EF5
With daylight, it is apparent that there is some pretty significant tornado damage in the Greensboro, NC area from storms very early this morning. The Greensboro News-Register is reporting damage from I-40 and Sandy Ridge Rd (~MM 202) into town, with the heaviest damage SW of Piedmont Triad Int'l Airport. Unfortunately, one fatality and several injuries have been attributed to the storm; most of the casualties (including the death) were in vehicles.
(CREDIT: Jerry Wolford/News & Record)
CNN was showing some aerial footage from WTVD-TV a little while ago, and, assuming the homes are as well-constructed as they appear to be, some of it appears to be in at least the low E-F3 range. It appears that it was at least 200 yds wide as it passed through a grove of trees just downstream of a shipping yard. This footage is available through CNN.com [located on the top-right side of the main page].
A quick NCDC search reveals that eleven tornadoes have affected Guilford County, NC since 1950, the strongest of which was an F2 in 1954. While Greensboro has been spared from significant tornado strikes in the past, strong tornadoes have been no stranger to neighboring Forsyth County, the most recent of which did $50M in damage nearly 10 yrs ago to the day.

(CREDIT: Jerry Wolford/News & Record)
CNN was showing some aerial footage from WTVD-TV a little while ago, and, assuming the homes are as well-constructed as they appear to be, some of it appears to be in at least the low E-F3 range. It appears that it was at least 200 yds wide as it passed through a grove of trees just downstream of a shipping yard. This footage is available through CNN.com [located on the top-right side of the main page].
A quick NCDC search reveals that eleven tornadoes have affected Guilford County, NC since 1950, the strongest of which was an F2 in 1954. While Greensboro has been spared from significant tornado strikes in the past, strong tornadoes have been no stranger to neighboring Forsyth County, the most recent of which did $50M in damage nearly 10 yrs ago to the day.