Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Cumberland County, North Carolina, February 22, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries60
Length85.7 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.08, -78.92) to the end point (35.70, -77.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 22, 1971, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cumberland County, Sampson County, Greene County, Edgecombe County
- Near the path
- Fayetteville, Stantonsburg, Wade, Falcon, Fountain, Plain View (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 85.7 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 60 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 22, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1971 | F3 | Ohio | 6.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F2 | Ohio | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 9.1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 1971 | F1 | South Carolina | 11.9 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.