Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Onslow County, North Carolina, October 24, 1972
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.7 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.75, -77.38) to the end point (34.75, -77.38), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 24, 1972, 4:06 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Onslow County
- Near the path
- Jacksonville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.7 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.