Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF2 tornado, Brunswick County, North Carolina, September 5, 2019

RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length9.31 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.87, -78.48) to the end point (33.95, -78.61), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 5, 2019, 4:58 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF2
States
North Carolina
Counties
Brunswick County
Near the path
Carolina Shores, Sunset Beach, Calabash, Ocean Isle Beach (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
9.31 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 1 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 5, 2019

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 5, 2019EF2North Carolina13 mi200 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF1South Carolina4.76 mi75 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF1North Carolina2.56 mi50 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF1North Carolina2.86 mi100 yd01
Sep 5, 2019EF1North Carolina5.43 mi60 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF1North Carolina0.85 mi200 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina4.12 mi35 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0South Carolina0.09 mi15 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina2.47 mi20 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0South Carolina0.3 mi25 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina2.12 mi50 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina0.31 mi25 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina0.38 mi30 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina4.87 mi40 yd00
Sep 5, 2019EF0North Carolina7.13 mi40 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.