Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Robeson County, North Carolina, March 8, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length2 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.58, -78.97) to the end point (34.57, -78.93), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1998, 2:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Robeson County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 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 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 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.