EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Union County, North Carolina — May 5, 1989
Union County, NC
500 yd wide13.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeMay 5, 1989 · 6:01 PM
Path length13.0 mi
Max width500 yd
Injuries6
Fatalities1
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Union County, NC, tracking roughly 13.0 miles with a maximum width of about 500 yards. The event is associated with 1 fatality and 6 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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