Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Onslow County, North Carolina, May 20, 1963
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.70, -77.42) to the end point (34.70, -77.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1963, 10:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Onslow County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1963 | F3 | New Hampshire | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 3.8 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F2 | Massachusetts | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F1 | New Hampshire | 8.5 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1963 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.