Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Wilkes County, North Carolina, August 16, 1994

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2 mi
Width50 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.30, -81.00) to the end point (36.30, -81.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 16, 1994, 6:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
North Carolina
Counties
Wilkes County
Path
2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on August 16, 1994

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 16, 1994F3South Carolina8 mi440 yd040
Aug 16, 1994F3South Carolina0.3 mi73 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F3South Carolina30 mi250 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina0.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina2 mi23 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2Georgia1 mi200 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina0.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina4 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina10 mi150 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F2North Carolina1.5 mi200 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina5 mi73 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina0.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina1 mi73 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina0.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1Georgia1 mi100 yd01
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.