Confirmed tornado struck Rockingham County as storms crossed the Piedmont

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck Rockingham County during the storms that crossed the Triad Friday. 

The NWS office in Blacksburg, Virginia, says a survey team looked at storm damage in the area near Wentworth and concluded it was caused by a tornado with maximum speeds of 110 miles per hour.

It struck shortly before 8 p.m. and cut a swath nearly eight miles long, beginning in a forested area and ending near Business 29 northeast of  Reidsville.

At its peak, the twister was almost 300 yards wide.

No one was reported injured but there was some property damage. Several homes in the area were struck by fallen trees, and a barn also had roofing material blown off by high winds.

The weather agency credited Rockingham Emergency Services for their help surveying the damage.