Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Robeson County, North Carolina, May 15, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.83, -79.17) to the end point (34.83, -79.17), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1975, 5:47 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Robeson County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 15, 1975 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.