Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Rowan County, North Carolina, February 25, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length5.7 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.58, -80.53) to the end point (35.63, -80.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 25, 1979, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Rowan County
- Near the path
- Granite Quarry (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.7 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.