North Carolina, 1960

Tornadoes in North Carolina, September 11, 1960

September 11, 1960 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
8
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Bladen

When
September 11, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Bladen County
Rating
F1
Path length
15.4 mi
Path width
800 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.600, -78.600

Tornado, Sampson

When
September 11, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Sampson County
Rating
F2
Path length
1 mi
Path width
37 yd
Injuries
8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
34.920, -78.330

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10076885, 10076886.