Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Robeson County, North Carolina, September 29, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths3
Injuries12
Length85.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.42, -79.37) to the end point (35.27, -78.33), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 29, 1963, 2:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina, South Carolina
- Counties
- Robeson County, Cumberland County, Sampson County, Dillon County
- Near the path
- Dillon, SC; Newton Grove, NC; Hamer, SC (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 85.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 3 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 29, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | South Carolina | 5.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | North Carolina | 11 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | North Carolina | 6.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F1 | South Carolina | 2.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.