Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Montgomery County, North Carolina, May 15, 1976
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length18.8 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.27, -79.97) to the end point (35.52, -79.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 15, 1976, 11:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Montgomery County
- Path
- 18.8 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 15, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 3 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 12.8 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | North Carolina | 10.1 mi | 33 yd | 3 | 4 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | South Carolina | 6.9 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F1 | Virginia | 1.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 15, 1976 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.