Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Cherokee County, North Carolina, September 21, 1979
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.08, -84.03) to the end point (35.08, -84.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 21, 1979, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Near the path
- Murphy (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 21, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 1979 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.