BERTIE CO., NC -- Winds from an afternoon storm damaged a state research facility in Lewiston Woodville.

County officials said the storm blew a roof blew off a barn, snapped utility poles in half and toppled trees near the Peanut Belt Research Station.

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Two buildings destroyed, two others were damaged.  Power lines and transformers were blown down.

Trees fell onto two cars and one struck a home across the street.

The research supervisor at the facility at the time said he took cover in his pickup truck.

There is also damage reported to a grain silo.

One witness described seeing rotation in the sky minutes before the wind picked up around 12:30 p.m. Monday.

There were no reports of injuries.

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