Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pamlico County, North Carolina, November 28, 1988
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length30 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.03, -76.72) to the end point (35.22, -76.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- November 28, 1988, 2:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Pamlico County
- Path
- 30 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on November 28, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 1988 | F2 | North Carolina | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28, 1988 | F2 | Virginia | 12 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28, 1988 | F1 | North Carolina | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 1988 | F0 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.