Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Brunswick County, North Carolina, October 8, 1996
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.4 mi
Width15 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.95, -78.27) to the end point (33.95, -78.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 8, 1996, 3:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Brunswick County
- Path
- 0.4 miles long, up to 15 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 8, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 1996 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.