Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Sampson County, North Carolina, May 23, 2017
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length13.74 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.00, -78.64) to the end point (35.05, -78.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 2017, 2:38 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Sampson County
- Path
- 13.74 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2017 | EF2 | Georgia | 7.49 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF1 | Georgia | 10.63 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF1 | Georgia | 5.22 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF1 | Georgia | 1.57 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF1 | North Carolina | 0.6 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | Georgia | 10.18 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | North Carolina | 2.24 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.26 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | Texas | 1.81 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2017 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.15 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.