Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Franklin County, North Carolina, April 15, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries5
Length2 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.88, -78.27) to the end point (35.88, -78.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 15, 1996, 4:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Franklin County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 5 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 | 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 | 0.5 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.