Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dare County, North Carolina, March 31, 1987
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries7
Length10 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.22, -75.55) to the end point (35.37, -75.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1987, 4:32 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Dare County
- Path
- 10 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 7 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.