This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1988, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes.

The 1988 Raleigh tornado was the most destructive of the seven tornadoes reported in northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia on November 28, 1988, between 1:00 AM and 5:45 AM. The Raleigh tornado produced over $77 million in damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in Nash County ) and 154 injuries.

Nov 28, 2019 · A devastating F4 tornado made its way across five North Carolina counties on November 28, 1988. The tornado began at 1am EST in Umstead National Park in the NW part of Raleigh. It ended almost two hours later, two miles NW of Jackson in Northampton County. It had an 83-mile track that was almost continuous.

This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to June 30, 2024, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. For more recent tornadoes, clicking deeper...

On Nov. 28, 1988, a deadly EF -4 tornado ripped through Raleigh. It has been 34 years since the tornado touched down around 1 a.m. near Umstead State Park and Ebenezer Church Road,...

An overnight tornado killed four people and injured 157 as it tore north from Raleigh through Wake, Franklin, Nash, Halifax, Northampton and Hertford counties on Nov. 28, 1988. The twister...

Aug 23, 2017 · It contains information about the Raleigh Fire Department and its response to the "north Raleigh tornado,"a storm that struck without warning on November 28, 1988. The tornado touched down in Raleigh just after 1:00 a.m.

Nov 29, 1988 · Tornadoes tore through North Carolina's capital early today, smashing homes and churches. Four people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, and 151 people were injured.

Nov 28, 2023 · RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Tuesday marks 35 years since an EF-4 tornado hit Raleigh on Nov. 28, 1988. The tornado touched down shortly after 1 a.m. in Umstead State Park, between the western city limits of Raleigh and Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1988 primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S. although some events