Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rowan County, North Carolina, April 27, 1965
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5.1 mi
Width250 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.65, -80.50) to the end point (35.68, -80.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1965, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Rowan County
- Near the path
- Salisbury, East Spencer (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.1 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.