Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Johnston County, North Carolina, May 29, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length17.9 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.53, -78.33) to the end point (35.57, -78.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 29, 1973, 5:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Johnston County, Wayne County
- Path
- 17.9 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 29, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F1 | South Carolina | 6.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | North Carolina | 12.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | Indiana | 17.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1973 | F0 | Florida | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.