Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Northampton County, North Carolina, March 30, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries11
Length22 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.37, -77.47) to the end point (36.48, -77.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 30, 1989, 2:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Northampton County
- Path
- 22 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 11 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 30, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Virginia | 3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.