Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Martin County, North Carolina, October 4, 1964
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length54.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.87, -77.07) to the end point (35.90, -76.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 4, 1964, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Martin County, Washington County, Tyrrell County
- Near the path
- Roper (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 54.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 4, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 1964 | F2 | Louisiana | 1 mi | 183 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 1964 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 1964 | F2 | North Carolina | 54.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 1964 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 1964 | F1 | Alabama | 3.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.