Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lenoir County, North Carolina, March 29, 1991
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries33
Length12 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -77.65) to the end point (35.17, -77.48), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 29, 1991, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Lenoir County, Jones County
- Path
- 12 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 33 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 29, 1991
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1991 | F3 | Georgia | 5 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 25 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F2 | Georgia | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F2 | Alabama | 2 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F2 | North Carolina | 28 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F2 | North Carolina | 26 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 73 yd | 5 | 13 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | Georgia | 6 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | Alabama | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 8 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F0 | Virginia | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.