Tornado outbreak of March 28–29, 2010
# Tornado outbreak of March 28–29, 2010

The tornado outbreak of March 28–29, 2010 affected the Southeast United States and The Bahamas on March 28, 2010.

A low pressure system pushed northward through the Ohio Valley on March 28. Several tornadoes were reported in the warm sector stretching from Virginia south to Florida. The Piedmont Triad was hardest hit. A tornado emergency was declared for parts of Forsyth, Randolph, Davidson, and Guilford counties. Damage was also reported near Charlotte. An EF3 tornado struck High Point, NC. An EF2 tornado hit Linwood in Davidson County, NC, and two more EF2 tornadoes struck south-central South Carolina.

## Confirmed tornadoes

Confirmed tornadoes by Enhanced Fujita rating :

| EFU | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### March 28 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Sunday, March 28, 2010 :

| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EF0 | Melbourne | Brevard | FL | 28°07′07″N 80°42′49″W﻿ / ﻿28.1185°N 80.7135°W﻿ / 28.1185; -80.7135﻿ (Melbourne EF0 (Mar. 28, EF0)) | 23:00 | 2.4 mi (3.9 km) | | Several windows broken out of a residence by flying debris. |
| EF1 | Clarks Hill | McCormick | SC | 33°36′39″N 82°09′11″W﻿ / ﻿33.6108°N 82.1530°W﻿ / 33.6108; -82.1530﻿ (Clarks Hill EF1 (Mar. 28, EF1)) | 23:06 | N/A | | Damage to trees in the Sumter National Forest and surrounding areas. |
| EF1 | Belmont | Gaston | NC | 35°14′05″N 81°01′12″W﻿ / ﻿35.2348°N 81.0199°W﻿ / 35.2348; -81.0199﻿ (Belmont EF1 (Mar. 28, EF1)) | 23:54 | 0.11 mi (0.18 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | Damage to a mill, one overturned tractor-trailer, and a mobile home park. One person was injured. |
| EF1 | Spencer | Rowan | NC | 35°41′34″N 80°25′30″W﻿ / ﻿35.6929°N 80.4251°W﻿ / 35.6929; -80.4251﻿ (Spencer EF1 (Mar. 28, EF1)) | 00:45 | 3.38 mi (5.44 km) | | Damage to a shopping center, a fast food restaurant, several cars, and several homes. |
| EF2 | Linwood | Davidson | NC | 35°43′58″N 80°22′05″W﻿ / ﻿35.7327°N 80.3680°W﻿ / 35.7327; -80.3680﻿ (Linwood EF2 (Mar. 28, EF2)) | 00:55 | 1 mi (1.6 km) | | Complete destruction of 3 mobile homes and significant damage to 2 others, one carport ripped off of a brick building, and damaged a metal building at an empty flea market. Five people were injured. |
| EF1 | NE of Thomasville | Davidson | NC | 35°58′17″N 80°04′43″W﻿ / ﻿35.9714°N 80.0787°W﻿ / 35.9714; -80.0787﻿ (Thomasville EF1 (Mar. 28, EF1)) | 01:15 | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) | | 1 mobile home completely destroyed when it was thrown into a nearby lake (residents swam to safety), 5-6 mobile homes sustained significant damage from falling trees. Further damage to a carport and other nearby trees. |
| EF3 | High Point | Guilford | NC | 36°00′01″N 80°02′55″W﻿ / ﻿36.0004°N 80.0486°W﻿ / 36.0004; -80.0486﻿ (High Point EF3 (Mar. 28, EF3)) | 01:30 | 5 mi (8.0 km) | 300 yd (270 m) | See section on this tornado - Significant damage to a daycare facility "Apple Tree", wiped out Calloway Farms Trailer Park of Westover Drive, damaging or destroying over 600 homes and businesses. Three people were injured. |
| EF0 | SW of Cluster Springs | Halifax | VA | 36°34′41″N 79°00′11″W﻿ / ﻿36.5781°N 79.0031°W﻿ / 36.5781; -79.0031﻿ (Cluster Springs EF0 (Mar. 28, EF0)) | 04:02 | 0.25 mi (0.40 km) | 100 yd (91 m) | One mobile home was destroyed and several homes damaged. One large cedar tree uprooted. |
| EF2 | ENE of Martinez | Edgefield | SC | 33°37′47″N 82°02′25″W﻿ / ﻿33.6298°N 82.0403°W﻿ / 33.6298; -82.0403﻿ (Martinez EF2 (Mar. 28, EF2)) | 04:24 | N/A | | Damage to numerous trees and powerlines, 2 homes, a mobile home, and a motor home. |
| EF2 | N of Leesville | Lexington | SC | 33°59′35″N 81°30′04″W﻿ / ﻿33.9931°N 81.5012°W﻿ / 33.9931; -81.5012﻿ (Leesville EF2 (Mar. 28, EF2)) | 05:25 | 6 mi (9.7 km) | 400 yd (370 m) | Dissipated over Lake Murray. |
| EF1 | ESE of Timberlake | Person | NC | 36°16′03″N 78°54′36″W﻿ / ﻿36.2675°N 78.9101°W﻿ / 36.2675; -78.9101﻿ (Timberlake EF1 (Mar. 28, EF1)) | 05:55 | 4 mi (6.4 km) | 75 yd (69 m) | Damage to 3 modular homes (1 from winds, 2 from falling trees), a barn, and trees. |

### March 29 event

List of confirmed tornadoes – Monday, March 29, 2010 :

| EF# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start Coord. | Time (UTC) | Path length | Max width | Summary |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EF0 | SSW of Winnsboro | Fairfield | SC | 34°18′40″N 81°06′10″W﻿ / ﻿34.3111°N 81.1029°W﻿ / 34.3111; -81.1029﻿ (Winnsboro EF0 (Mar. 28, EF0)) | 06:03 | N/A | | Weak EF0 took down several trees. |
| EF2 | Freeport | Grand Bahama | Bahamas | | 19:30 | N/A | | See section on this tornado – Rare Bahaman tornado of unknown strength killed 3 when it toppled a crane in Freeport. |

### High Point, North Carolina

An EF3 tornado struck High Point, North Carolina, causing 3 injuries and destroying or damaging many structures. The tornado touched down as a 100-mph EF1 in southwest Guilford County, severely damaging a daycare center and flipping an unoccupied school bus. The tornado moved north across Highway 311 and gained intensity, becoming an EF2 that caused significant damage to structures in the area, including blowing a bedroom off of a single-story home.

It briefly reached EF3 in intensity when it entered a residential area, removing the second story off of a 2-story home and damaging or destroying 50-60 homes in the neighborhood. The tornado weakened to an EF2 and moved into a highly urbanized area, causing minor to moderate damage, and again removing the 2nd story off of a 2-story home.

The storm finally weakened to an EF1 and finally lifted just north of Oak Hollow Lake.

This was the first EF3 tornado to strike the Piedmont Triad region since May 8, 2008, when an EF3 tornado struck Clemmons, just outside Winston-Salem. The tornado caused $9.95 million in property damage, destroying 40 homes and businesses and damaging another 609 structures. The mayor of High Point declared a state of emergency.

### Freeport, Bahamas

A tornado of possible EF2 strength hit the Freeport port, toppling a crane and killing 3 workers and injuring 4 more. Roofs were torn off of multiple buildings as well. Concerns have been raised within the Bahamian government that there was no tornado warning issued by the Bahamas Department of Meteorology.

