Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Randolph County, North Carolina, October 1, 1977
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length9.4 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.80, -79.83) to the end point (35.88, -79.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 1, 1977, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Randolph County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 1, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 1977 | F3 | Ohio | 0.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F2 | Kentucky | 12.8 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F2 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F2 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Indiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Ohio | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Indiana | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 4.7 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 9.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Tennessee | 16.2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F1 | Tennessee | 4.3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F0 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F0 | Tennessee | 7.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 1977 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.