Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cumberland County, North Carolina, September 29, 1963
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.10, -79.10) to the end point (35.15, -78.92), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 29, 1963, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cumberland County
- Near the path
- Fayetteville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 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, South Carolina | 85.8 mi | 100 yd | 3 | 12 |
| 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.