Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Columbus County, North Carolina, May 20, 2005
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.6 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.15, -78.78) to the end point (34.23, -78.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 2005, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Columbus County
- Path
- 2.6 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 2005
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2005 | F1 | North Dakota | 2.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F1 | North Dakota | 3 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | North Dakota | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.5 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | Minnesota | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 2005 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.