AUTRYVILLE — Tori Turner was in the bedroom of her Autryville mobile home Tuesday when a tornado tore through the area.

The winds from the storm ripped the roof of her mobile home off. A few hours after the storm, she walked through the rubble trying to preserve photographs and other keepsakes.

“This was my home for nine years and it’s just gone,” she said through tears.

Sampson County officials are reporting that a tornado caused widespread property damage around the Autryville area around 5 p.m. The National Weather Service in Raleigh confirmed that tornado with top winds of up to 110 mph ripped a 100-yard path through Autryville, a community just east of the Cumberland-Sampson County line.

Several mobile homes, including Turner’s, were damaged in the storm along with the Autryville Fire Department station, which sustained severe damage and lost its roof. The storm also struck a mobile home in the Bearskin Community, northeast of Salemboro before crossing U.S. 421 just north of Clinton.

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Investigators from either the Raleigh or Wilmington NWS office plan to check today to see if damage in the Parkton area of Robeson County was from a tornado or straight-line winds from the same storm cell. Several trees were knocked down and some buildings were damaged or destroyed in that area just after 4 p.m.Tuesday.

Susan Holder, the assistant Sampson County manager, said “multiple touchdowns″ were reported Tuesday. The NWS in Raleigh confirmed three touchdowns over a 14-mile track in Sampson County.

Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said one man was treated by emergency personnel after suffering minor injuries when a mobile home overturned.

He was unsure as to whether that man was taken to a hospital or not. Thornton said all other injuries reported were scrapes and bruises.

The Autryville Fire Department station at 305 North Hotel Street was heavily damaged by the tornado, according to Sampson County Emergency Management. The roof of the fire station was ripped off the building, and all but one of the trucks was covered by rubble.

Some firefighters were in the building at the time of the incident, but no serious injuries were reported, according to Autryville Fire Chief Andrew Hawkins.

“Everyone is safe,” Hawkins said. “Equipment can be replaced. The department can be replaced. Lives can’t.”

The isolated storm was part of widespread showers that formed Tuesday afternoon, fed by tropical moisture and instability in southeastern North Carolina. The storm appeared to develop rotation, spinning as it crossed I-95 east of Hope Mills. From there, it slipped into Sampson County, crossing N.C. 24 in Autryville.

Authorities declared a State of Emergency in Autryville Tuesday evening. A curfew will be in effect from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m., until further notice.

Fayetteville’s Red Cross chapter quickly came to Autryville to help those who were affected by the tornado. Other fire departments, including the Fayetteville Fire Department, also came to help out with debris.

Those in need of assistance as a result of the storm are asked to call the Red Cross in Fayetteville at 867-8151.

A chance of severe weather returns to the region today as warm, unsettled air moves over the eastern Carolinas. The Storm Prediction Center places the Cape Fear region under a "slight" chance for severe weather, with straight-line winds the biggest threat this afternoon into evening. A flood watch remains in place through the evening, with an additional 1-2 inches of rain possible.

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Staff writer Chick Jacobs can be reached at 486-3515 or cjacobs@fayobserver.com.

Staff writer Monica Vendituoli can be reached at mvendituoli@fayobserver.com or 486-3596.

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