Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Watauga County, North Carolina, April 20, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.1 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.18, -81.65) to the end point (36.18, -81.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1996, 12:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Watauga County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Indiana | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Kentucky | 12 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 12 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F2 | Tennessee | 1.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Indiana | 1.2 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Kentucky | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Mississippi | 6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F1 | Texas | 5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F0 | Kentucky | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 45 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1996 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.