Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cumberland County, North Carolina, August 28, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.22, -78.90) to the end point (35.22, -78.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 28, 1988, 2:05 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Cumberland County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 28, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 1988 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F1 | New York | 13 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F0 | Vermont | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.