Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wake County, North Carolina, April 5, 1952
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.9 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.80, -78.88) to the end point (35.90, -78.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 5, 1952, 12:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Wake County
- Near the path
- Durham, Cary (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 6.9 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 5, 1952
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1952 | F3 | Pennsylvania | 17.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F2 | Virginia | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Maryland | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F1 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 6 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.