Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Northampton County, North Carolina, September 15, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.3 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.47, -77.55) to the end point (36.47, -77.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 15, 1981, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Northampton County
- Path
- 1.3 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.