Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pender County, North Carolina, August 5, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.60, -77.90) to the end point (34.60, -77.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 5, 1969, 4:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Pender County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 5, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 1969 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1969 | F1 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1969 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1969 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 5, 1969 | F0 | North Dakota | 13 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.