Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Wilson County, North Carolina, August 8, 2024

RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length6.5 mi
Width200 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.65, -77.96) to the end point (35.69, -78.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 8, 2024, 12:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
North Carolina
Counties
Wilson County
Path
6.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on August 8, 2024

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 8, 2024EF2North Carolina9.48 mi400 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1North Carolina2.9 mi125 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1Virginia1.72 mi700 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1North Carolina1.58 mi100 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1Delaware1.13 mi150 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1Virginia6.92 mi150 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF1Virginia4.76 mi100 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF0North Carolina0.22 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF0North Carolina1 mi75 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF0North Carolina0.16 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 2024EF0West Virginia0.49 mi150 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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