April 16, 2011 is a day marked on the minds of many across North Carolina. It was the day that people across the state witnessed a tornado outbreak like no other in its history.
There were 30 confirmed tornadoes on that day making it the biggest one-day tornado outbreak for North Carolina on record.
Out of the 30 tornadoes, 13 of them were classified as strong tornadoes on the scale of EF-2 or greater, with some hitting highly-populated areas including downtown Raleigh …