Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, New Hanover County, North Carolina, October 15, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.00, -77.90) to the end point (34.00, -77.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 15, 1959, 1:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- New Hanover County
- Near the path
- Kure Beach (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 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.