PHOTOS: Storm damage, possible tornadoes reported in N.C. Thursday

Strong storms moved through North Carolina Thursday, taking down trees and power lines from the coast to the foothills. 

Officials with the National Weather Service plan to survey possible tornado damage in Rowan, Wilkies and possibly Surry counties Friday. Storms there damaged buildings and took down trees. 

Wind gusts in Raleigh hit 54 mph. The winds were stronger along the coast, where Jacksonville recorded top gusts at 60 mph. 

In parts of western North Carolina, people saw more that two inches of rain over 24 hours. Foscoe, not far from Boone, recorded 3.69 inches of rain. Seven Devils had 2.78 inches of rain and Blowing Rock recorded 2.69 inches.