Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Hertford County, North Carolina, May 16, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.33, -76.97) to the end point (36.33, -76.97), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 16, 1983, 2:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Hertford County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 16, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1983 | F3 | Alabama | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 16, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 3 |
| May 16, 1983 | F2 | North Carolina | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Alabama | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 20 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F1 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1983 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.