North Carolina, 1998

Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998

March 20, 1998 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Robeson

When
March 20, 8:45 PM EST
Where
Robeson County, Proctorville
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
30 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
34.480, -79.030

A TORNADO AT POPE ROAD PUSHED A MOBILE HOME 4 FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND SNAPPED A TREE ONTO A HOUSE. A WOMAN WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR MINOR INJURIES. HAIL SIZE 1.25 INCH ALSO REPORTED.

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: 5638894.