Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Yadkin County, North Carolina, March 30, 1960
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length56.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.23, -80.70) to the end point (36.35, -79.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 30, 1960, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Yadkin County, Surry County, Stokes County, Rockingham County
- Path
- 56.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 30, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1960 | F2 | Tennessee | 8.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 30, 1960 | F2 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1960 | F2 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1960 | F2 | South Carolina | 9.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1960 | F2 | South Carolina | 5.9 mi | 57 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1960 | F1 | Georgia | 0.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.