Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Catawba County, North Carolina, September 28, 1998
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.73, -81.32) to the end point (35.73, -81.32), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 28, 1998, 2:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Catawba County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 28, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1998 | F1 | Florida | 2 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F1 | Alabama | 2.6 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 7 mi | 70 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Alabama | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 1998 | F0 | Florida | 4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.