Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Wake County, North Carolina, March 18, 1956
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.70, -78.60) to the end point (35.70, -78.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 18, 1956, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Wake County
- Near the path
- Garner (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 18, 1956
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1956 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1956 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1956 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1956 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 1956 | F0 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.