Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Nash County, North Carolina, April 3, 1979
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.95, -78.10) to the end point (35.95, -78.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 3, 1979, 2:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Nash County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 3, 1979
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1979 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 3, 1979 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.