Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lincoln County, North Carolina, March 12, 1968
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.50, -81.30) to the end point (35.50, -81.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 12, 1968, 3:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 12, 1968
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1968 | F2 | Georgia | 6.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1968 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1968 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1968 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1968 | F0 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12, 1968 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.