Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Hyde County, North Carolina, March 21, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.58, -76.50) to the end point (35.63, -76.30), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1983, 6:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Hyde County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 21, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1983 | F2 | Florida | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.