Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F0 tornado, Cleveland County, North Carolina, September 16, 1996

RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width180 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.30, -81.55) to the end point (35.30, -81.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 16, 1996, 4:35 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F0
States
North Carolina
Counties
Cleveland County
Path
0.1 miles long, up to 180 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 16, 1996

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 16, 1996F2South Carolina6 mi440 yd02
Sep 16, 1996F2South Carolina1.5 mi150 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F2North Carolina1.4 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F2North Carolina1 mi100 yd01
Sep 16, 1996F1Alabama2 mi70 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina5 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina0.3 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina5 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1Texas2 mi25 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1Georgia0.1 mi75 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina2 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina1 mi100 yd01
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina0.5 mi75 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F0Mississippi1 mi25 yd03
Sep 16, 1996F0Alabama4 mi70 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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