Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hyde County, North Carolina, May 20, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.5 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.47, -76.38) to the end point (35.47, -76.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1952, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Hyde County
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.