Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pitt County, North Carolina, June 11, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length19.4 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.77, -77.52) to the end point (35.88, -77.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 11, 1955, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Pitt County, Martin County
- Near the path
- Bethel (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 19.4 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 11, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1955 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 11, 1955 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 11, 1955 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.