Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Columbus County, North Carolina, October 9, 1950
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length2 mi
Width880 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.17, -78.60) to the end point (34.17, -78.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 9, 1950, 2:15 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Columbus County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 880 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.