Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Gaston County, North Carolina, May 8, 2024
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length8.22 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.28, -81.21) to the end point (35.27, -81.06), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 8, 2024, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Gaston County
- Path
- 8.22 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 8, 2024
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | EF3 | Tennessee | 11.53 mi | 900 yd | 1 | 12 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF3 | Alabama | 3.76 mi | 228 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF3 | Alabama | 12.34 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 7 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF2 | Tennessee | 5.88 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF2 | Alabama | 9.51 mi | 550 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Pennsylvania | 1.14 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 2.24 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.26 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | North Carolina | 21.34 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 4 mi | 450 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Tennessee | 2.2 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 0.3 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Illinois | 4.56 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Illinois | 7.74 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 10.77 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Alabama | 4.77 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Tennessee | 6.22 mi | 160 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 14.07 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Alabama | 3.47 mi | 225 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 2.56 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 1.67 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 4.08 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Missouri | 12.01 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Tennessee | 1.38 mi | 286 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Kentucky | 0.86 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Georgia | 0.76 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Alabama | 4.35 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | North Carolina | 2.33 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Georgia | 0.64 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | North Carolina | 9.38 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | North Carolina | 1.52 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF1 | Alabama | 1.96 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.16 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Illinois | 6.57 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Tennessee | 2.96 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Texas | 0.01 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Texas | 0.32 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Missouri | 0.59 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Missouri | 4.27 mi | 334 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Alabama | 1.73 mi | 95 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Kentucky | 2.66 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Kentucky | 3.11 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Alabama | 2.28 mi | 106 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Alabama | 3.53 mi | 145 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Alabama | 2.09 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Georgia | 0.98 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | Georgia | 1.94 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EF0 | North Carolina | 2.32 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EFU | Kansas | 0.06 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EFU | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EFU | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 8, 2024 | EFU | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.