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Tornado Strikes Sunbury Gates County Causes Damage
A freak tornado hit Sunbury in Gates County around 3 30 this morning causing substantial property damage with three minor injuries. Scott Benton former Sunbury resident and Roanoke Rapids lawyer was alerted there. no family injuries reported. A cotton gin saw mill Episcopal church garages and sheds were damaged while a trailer was destroyed and a Black firefighter suffered extensive injuries at the mill. The storm lasted about two minutes leaving debris in its wake.
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Sunbury
Gates County
Roanoke Rapids
M. Scott Benton
Allsbrook and Benton
H. W. Rothrock
Rothrock