Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lincoln County, North Carolina, October 16, 2003
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width35 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.50, -81.23) to the end point (35.48, -81.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 16, 2003, 5:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Lincoln County
- Near the path
- Lincolnton (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 35 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.