Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Jones County, North Carolina, March 17, 1965

RatingF3

Deaths2

Injuries85

Length41.3 mi

Width100 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.00, -77.22) to the end point (35.23, -76.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 17, 1965, 8:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: North Carolina
Counties: Jones County, Craven County, Pamlico County
Path: 41.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
Casualties: 2 deaths, 85 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 17, 1965

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Mar 17, 1965	F3	Mississippi	14.7 mi	400 yd	10
Mar 17, 1965	F3	Mississippi	8.5 mi	230 yd	1
Mar 17, 1965	F3	Alabama	29.8 mi	10 yd	22
Mar 17, 1965	F2	Arkansas	1 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F2	Mississippi	0.5 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F2	Tennessee	2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	1 mi	33 yd	1
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	2 mi	73 yd	2
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Tennessee	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F1	Ohio	5.2 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 17, 1965	F0	South Carolina	1 mi	30 yd	0

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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.