Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Burke County, North Carolina, May 24, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.75, -81.67) to the end point (35.75, -81.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1979, 3:57 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Burke County
- Near the path
- Morganton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1979 | F2 | Florida | 3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1979 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.