Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Forsyth County, North Carolina, May 22, 1985
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.10, -80.27) to the end point (36.07, -80.22), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 22, 1985, 4:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Forsyth County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 22, 1985
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1985 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.