Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Union County, North Carolina, March 6, 1983
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length2 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.98, -80.55) to the end point (34.98, -80.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 6, 1983, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Union County
- Near the path
- Monroe (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 6, 1983
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1983 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 1983 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 57 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6, 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.