Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clay County, North Carolina, December 25, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length11 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.03, -83.80) to the end point (35.07, -83.62), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 25, 1974, 3:55 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Clay County
- Path
- 11 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.