Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Davidson County, North Carolina, October 8, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width13 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.90, -80.12) to the end point (35.90, -80.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1976, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Davidson County
- Near the path
- Thomasville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 13 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1976 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.7 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.