1988 Raleigh Tornado Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes

Confirmed Tornadoes

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F0
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F1
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F2
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F3
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F4
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F5
7 1 3 2 0 1 0

Sources:

F# Location County Time (EST) Path length Damage
North Carolina
F4 Raleigh Wake, Franklin, Nash, Halifax, Northampton 01:08 84 miles
Violent tornado began near I-40 in Umstead State Park, before crossing suburban North Raleigh. At least $75 million in damage was produced by this storm, which eventually dissipated east of I-95.
F2 near Seaboard Northampton 03:00 3 miles
Very brief touchdown shortly after previous tornado dissipated - the 2nd in a 3-tornado family that moved into Virginia.
F1 east of Bayboro Pamlico 03:30 30 miles
Weak tornado that criss-crossed inlets in eastern Pamlico County.
F1 Hyde County Hyde 04:05 4 miles
Brief touchdown in very sparsely populated area.
F0 Manteo Dare 05:40 1 mile
Brief touchdown with little damage on Roanoke Island.
Virginia
F1 near Alberta Brunswick 01:15 3 miles
Brief touchdown.
F2 Franklin Southampton, City of Franklin, Isle Of Wight 03:20 12 miles
Multi-vortex F2 tornado began just into Virginia, shortly after the Seaboard tornado dissipated. The last tornado from the series that first formed in Raleigh.

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