NEW : CNN says it has received reports of at least 230 tornadoes . Bertie County , North Carolina , manager reports 11 fatalities , weather service says 11 . Storm-related deaths are reported in 14 other states . `` Epic event '' for North Carolina , NOAA 's Storm Prediction Center Meteorologist Ben Smith says .
NEW : NOAA 's Storm Prediction Center says it has received reports of at least 230 tornadoes . Bertie County , North Carolina , manager reports 11 fatalities , weather service says 14 . Storm-related deaths are reported in six other states . `` Epic event '' for North Carolina , CNN Meteorologist Jacqui Jeras says .