F4 tornado, Lenoir County, North Carolina, March 28, 1984

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RatingF4
Path length28 mi
Width1,223 yd
Deaths16
Injuries153
Time7:45 PMas recorded (CST)

Path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.33, -77.78) to the end point (35.68, -77.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date
March 28, 1984, 7:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
North Carolina
Counties
Lenoir County, Greene County, Pitt County
Path
28 miles long, up to 1,223 yards wide
Casualties
16 deaths, 153 injuries

Other tornadoes on March 28, 1984

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina21 mi1,000 yd549
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina4 mi530 yd036
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina7 mi700 yd024
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina, North Carolina17 mi2,113 yd7100
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina, North Carolina40 mi2,600 yd4395
Mar 28, 1984F4North Carolina21 mi1,407 yd3149
Mar 28, 1984F3South Carolina19 mi870 yd010
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina40 mi1,407 yd12101
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina9 mi527 yd081
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina6 mi880 yd619
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina14 mi880 yd210
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina10 mi700 yd043
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina23 mi1,000 yd138
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina2 mi530 yd00
Mar 28, 1984F2North Carolina2 mi177 yd00

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.