Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union County, North Carolina, April 18, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length27.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.10, -80.53) to the end point (35.30, -80.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 18, 1969, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Union County, Anson County, Stanly County
- Path
- 27.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 18, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1969 | F4 | Alabama | 52.4 mi | 500 yd | 2 | 14 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F3 | South Carolina, North Carolina | 77.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F3 | North Carolina | 25.8 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | Georgia | 217.8 mi | 233 yd | 0 | 30 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F1 | Alabama | 2.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F1 | West Virginia | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F1 | South Carolina | 4.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.