Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Iredell County, North Carolina, June 24, 1978
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length3.6 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.57, -80.88) to the end point (35.53, -80.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 24, 1978, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Iredell County
- Near the path
- Mooresville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 24, 1978
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1978 | F2 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1978 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1978 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1978 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1978 | F0 | Montana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.