Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Forsyth County, North Carolina, June 6, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.4 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.07, -80.23) to the end point (36.17, -80.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- June 6, 1981, 6:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Forsyth County
- Path
- 9.4 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on June 6, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | Maine | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | Mississippi | 3.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | North Carolina | 9 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F1 | North Carolina | 3.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 6, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.