Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Duplin County, North Carolina, April 15, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.95, -77.93) to the end point (34.95, -77.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1996, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Duplin County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 15, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 0.8 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 1.3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 26 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.