Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Moore County, North Carolina, May 24, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.35, -79.32) to the end point (35.35, -79.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1973, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Moore County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | Oklahoma | 13.3 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 4 |
| May 24, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | South Carolina | 27.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.4 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.