Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cleveland County, North Carolina, June 24, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.30, -81.55) to the end point (35.30, -81.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 24, 1979, 12:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cleveland County
- Near the path
- Shelby (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 24, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1979 | F3 | Colorado | 4.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F1 | North Dakota | 13.2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1979 | F0 | South Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.