A Decade Later: WRAL reflects on April 16, 2011, tornado outbreak The Citizen 4 years ago Ten years ago on April 16, 2011, 30 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina for the greatest one-day total on record for our state. Source: WRAL News Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp