Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Halifax County, North Carolina, May 28, 1973

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length24.1 mi

Width10 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.02, -77.40) to the end point (36.37, -77.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 28, 1973, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: North Carolina
Counties: Halifax County, Northampton County
Path: 24.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 28, 1973

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 28, 1973	F3	Georgia	18.7 mi	200 yd	1	65
May 28, 1973	F3	New Jersey	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F3	New Jersey	0.4 mi	50 yd	0	12
May 28, 1973	F2	North Carolina	9.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F2	South Carolina	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Georgia	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Indiana	2 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	6.4 mi	10 yd	0	2
May 28, 1973	F1	South Carolina	0.5 mi	90 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	1
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	Pennsylvania	1.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F1	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 28, 1973	F1	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	2
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 28, 1973	F0	North Carolina	1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.