Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Washington County, North Carolina, November 17, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.88, -76.40) to the end point (35.93, -76.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 17, 1988, 7:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Washington County, Tyrrell County
- Near the path
- Columbia, Creswell (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.