Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union County, North Carolina, March 24, 1975
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length30.6 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.98, -80.37) to the end point (35.33, -80.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 1975, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Union County, Stanly County, Montgomery County
- Near the path
- Marshville, Norwood (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 30.6 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1975 | F3 | Georgia | 14.8 mi | 500 yd | 3 | 152 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Georgia | 36.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 10.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 10.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 9.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 7.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 11 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.