Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Carteret County, North Carolina, May 26, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.78, -76.73) to the end point (34.78, -76.73), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1974, 11:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Carteret County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1974 | F2 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 300 yd | 6 | 1 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.