Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Catawba County, North Carolina, August 9, 1951
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.75, -81.33) to the end point (35.75, -81.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 9, 1951, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Catawba County
- Near the path
- Hickory (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.