Residents watched clouds swirl, hail, but no real damage in county

By Matthew Whittle
Published in News on April 17, 2011 1:50 AM

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These storm clouds, which were forming into mini-funnels, were in southern Wayne County Saturday. Fortunately no major damage was reported in Wayne County.

Local officials used words like "lucky" and "blessed" Saturday night after a line of storms moved through North Carolina causing a trail of damage, but largely leaving Wayne County untouched. "I've got some reports of tornados, but nothing confirmed yet,"...