Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Greene County, North Carolina, March 4, 1977
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4.9 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.48, -77.55) to the end point (35.53, -77.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 4, 1977, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Greene County
- Path
- 4.9 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 4, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | Mississippi | 18.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 11.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 1977 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.