Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Carteret County, North Carolina, July 12, 1996

RatingF0

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length0.5 mi

Width50 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.72, -76.85) to the end point (34.72, -76.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: July 12, 1996, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F0
States: North Carolina
Counties: Carteret County
Path: 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on July 12, 1996

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Injuries
Jul 12, 1996	F1	Colorado	0.7 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F1	Virginia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F1	Virginia	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F1	Virginia	4.5 mi	40 yd	9
Jul 12, 1996	F1	Maryland	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	North Carolina	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	North Carolina	4.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	New Mexico	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	North Carolina	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Virginia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Colorado	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Virginia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 12, 1996	F0	Virginia	0.3 mi	30 yd	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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