Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Dare County, North Carolina, September 17, 1952
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.95, -75.60) to the end point (35.95, -75.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 17, 1952, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Dare County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.