North Carolina, 1976

Tornadoes in North Carolina, October 8, 1976

October 8, 1976 · 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
0
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, Guilford

When
October 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Guilford County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
36.000, -79.870

Tornado, Davidson

When
October 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Davidson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
35.900, -80.120

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: 10089916, 10089917.