F1 tornado in Onslow County, North Carolina

Tornado April 15, 1999 · Onslow County, North Carolina

Rating

10.0 mi

Path length

10 yd

Path width

Injuries

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 10 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

The wider storm

Another tornado on the evening of April 15, 1999 caused havoc in Onslow county. The tornado touched down about a mile south of Richlands and tracked across Highway 258 and disipated in the Hofmann Forest. Most of the damage was reported in the Richlands Township where nine dwellings were destroyed while fifteen others suffered minor damage. Seven people were treated for injuries.

Began near Richlands (34.8800, -77.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5687297. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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