This was not a “peel the asphalt” off the earth type of tornado, but it did rip off a bunch of roofs, knock down a bunch of trees, turn trucks over, etc. Here’s the video that shows the approaching storm. (This storm is causing damage in the early part of the video when it’s about a 1/2 mile away from the camera. I think it had lifted a little as it approached the center of town and then touched down again about a mile later.
http://www.wral.com/weather/video/9454747/#/vid1076424
Here are some photos of the storm damage in the area of shown in the video. (Photo 2 of the destroyed Lowe’s store is a different storm that was about 40 miles south.) The first 40 or so photos in the series are from the storm seen in the video.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/17/1135620/tornadoes-devastate-area-041611.
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