Truthful Politics

6 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina over the weekend. Godwin in Cumberland County was hit with an EF-0 while Sampson County's Spivey Corners had an EF-1. Meanwhile Johnston County had two tornadoes strike, an EF-0 in Pine Level and an EF-2 struck Kenley with wind speeds up to 130 miles an hour. Minutes later Wilson County saw a tornoda hit in Elm City with an EF-3 and winds up to 140 miles an hour.

Unfortunately Kenley and Elm City each lost one of their own during these storms. Maryland Gomez, 51, and Joshua Wiggins, 11, respectively, died in their homes. Joshua Wiggins' funeral will be held on Saturday in Wilson at the New Beginnings Community Church at 1PM; meanwhile, Maryland will be cremated with a service date to be determined but will probably be held
in Goldsboro at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Sixty homes were either damaged or destroyed with about 120 people displaced by the destructive weather. The Red Cross reported that they only had to find hotels for about 10 people, the remaining homeless were with family and friends.