Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wake County, North Carolina, February 11, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length1.9 mi
Width800 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.78, -78.50) to the end point (35.78, -78.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 11, 1981, 3:05 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Wake County
- Path
- 1.9 miles long, up to 800 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 11, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 1981 | F2 | North Carolina | 5.2 mi | 700 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F2 | North Carolina | 7.6 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F2 | North Carolina | 12.4 mi | 847 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F2 | North Carolina | 3.3 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1981 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.