The November 27, 1988 tornado
F4Northampton, Wake, Franklin, Nash and Halifax counties, North Carolina
An F4 tornado on a 83.0-mile path that killed 4 and injured 154. It was one of 2 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · November 27, 1988
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 83.0 mi
- Width up to 400 yards
- Killed
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 154
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, November 27, 1988
- 12:00 AM EST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.