Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Bladen County, North Carolina, October 26, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.47, -78.33) to the end point (34.65, -78.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 26, 1997, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Bladen County, Pender County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 26, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 1997 | F2 | Georgia | 6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Alabama | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 1.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.