Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Nash County, North Carolina, March 15, 1953
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length30.1 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.77, -78.10) to the end point (35.75, -77.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 15, 1953, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Nash County, Wilson County, Edgecombe County
- Near the path
- Wilson, Macclesfield (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 30.1 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.