Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, April 12, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.30, -80.90) to the end point (35.30, -80.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1961, 5:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Mecklenburg County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 20.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 2.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 14.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.