( CNN ) -- Severe storms hammered North Carolina on Sunday evening , but no fatalities had been reported as of Monday morning , and injuries were minor , officials said . Residents reported as many as eight tornadoes touching down -- overturning mobile homes , ripping out trees and plunging neighborhoods into darkness . Survey crews were meeting with local officials throughout the state to get a clearer picture of the storm damage , said Ernie Seneca , spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety . There were reports of damaged houses and downed trees , but injuries were limited , he said . `` It looks like people heeded the warning to seek shelter when the storm came , '' he said . `` It really did sound like a train . It was pure noise , '' said William Schlaeppi , who lives on a farm in High Point , North Carolina , where the National Weather Service reported damage to at least 20 homes . `` I literally watched my fields disappear in front of me under a wall of water -- circular , spinning water . '' A broad band of severe thunderstorms Sunday brought heavy rain and hail , and prompted tornado warnings from Florida to Virginia , the weather service said . A tornado touched down in Oakland Park , Florida , just north of Fort Lauderdale , between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Monday , said Tyrone Mosley , a weather service specialist . There was debris but no immediate report of injuries , he said . In North Carolina , at least eight unconfirmed tornadoes were spotted along the Interstate 85 corridor between Charlotte and Greensboro on Sunday evening . Metal roofing was ripped off an industrial building in Belmont , west of Charlotte , littering nearby trees with clumps of yellow insulation . News14 : Spencer residents survey damage after storm . Multiple mobile homes were overturned in Linwood , outside of Lexington , and at least three people were reported injured . And what looked like a huge funnel cloud loomed over High Point , near Greensboro . `` It 's been a very active evening for most of central North Carolina , '' said Julia Jarema , spokeswoman for the state 's Division of Emergency Management . The storms caused power outages throughout the state , but because of the multiple bands of storms , `` things are changing so rapidly , we have n't been able to confirm numbers , '' Jarema said Sunday night . Is severe weather happening near you ? Send photos , video . Local law enforcement reported another tornado north of Greensboro , the weather service said . The storm also produced 70-mph winds and hail as large as baseballs . Late Sunday , High Point emergency management officials were going house to house to check for injuries . Schlaeppi said he spent much of the night in his darkened house , going out with his neighbors to clear downed trees whenever the rain let up . CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras contributed to this report .
NEW : No fatalities reported , injuries were minor after severe weather Sunday . Tornado touched down evening in Oakland Park , Florida ; no injuries reported . 3 unconfirmed tornadoes spotted along Charlotte Interstate 85 corridor . Roofing ripped off building west of Charlotte ; Eight hurt , homes damaged outside Charlotte .