Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pitt County, North Carolina, April 16, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.57, -77.18) to the end point (35.57, -77.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 16, 1953, 11:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Pitt County, Beaufort County
- Path
- 2 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.