Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Madison County, North Carolina, June 6, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length18.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.85, -82.63) to the end point (35.77, -82.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 6, 1977, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Madison County, Buncombe County, Yancey County
- Near the path
- Mars Hill (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 18.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 6, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 28.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 2.7 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F1 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F1 | Louisiana | 23.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F1 | Arkansas | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F0 | Tennessee | 9.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1977 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.