Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Craven County, North Carolina, May 13, 1971
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length44.4 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.12, -77.20) to the end point (35.55, -76.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 13, 1971, 8:50 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Craven County, Beaufort County
- Near the path
- Belhaven (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 44.4 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 13, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1971 | F0 | Florida | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.