Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Wayne County, North Carolina, March 8, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.45, -77.90) to the end point (35.47, -77.88), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1998, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Wayne County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 8, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 1.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F0 | Tennessee | 1 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.