Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Halifax County, North Carolina, April 3, 1979
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.8 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.20, -77.67) to the end point (36.20, -77.67), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1979, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Halifax County
- Path
- 0.8 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1979 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 1979 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1979 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1979 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.