Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, August 23, 1983
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.48, -80.48) to the end point (35.40, -80.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 23, 1983, 5:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cabarrus County
- Near the path
- Mount Pleasant (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 23, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1983 | F1 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.