Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Gaston County, North Carolina, May 26, 2006
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.2 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.40, -81.32) to the end point (35.42, -81.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 2006, 4:14 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Gaston County
- Path
- 2.2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 2006
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2006 | F0 | Missouri | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2006 | F0 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 2006 | F0 | Kansas | 0.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.