1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak

The 1984 Carolinas tornado outbreak of March 28, 1984 across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia was the largest tornado outbreak in the two Carolinas since the Enigma tornado outbreak 100 years earlier.
 Forecast 
Weather reports from that day were that a tornado watch was issued for Alabama and Georgia, where two tornadoes struck Barrow County at 2:25 p.m. Eastern Time, and Henry County at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time in Georgia. The first reports were hail from Macon County, North Carolina. By mid-afternoon, a high risk was issued for Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina as severe thunderstorms had entered western South Carolina and tornado watches was issued for South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.

 Tornadoes 
+Tornadoes confirmed on March 28, 1984Rating (#)TimeCountyStateDeathsInjuriesF12:25 PMBarrowGeorgia01F02:30 PMHenryGeorgia00F14:30 PMAbbevilleSouth Carolina024F24:40 PMLaurensSouth Carolina043F25:20 PMNewberrySouth Carolina138F35:40 PMNewberrySouth Carolina010F46:00 PMFairfieldSouth Carolina50F16:10 PMUnionNorth Carolina00F46:20 PMKershaw, LancasterSouth Carolina031F26:40 PMChesterfieldSouth Carolina00F46:45 PMChesterfieldSouth Carolina024F47:10 PMMarlboro, Scotland (NC)South Carolina, North Carolina7100F47:20 PMMarlboro, Scotland (NC), Robeson (NC), Cumberland (NC)South Carolina, North Carolina4395F37:45 PMBladen, Cumberland, SampsonNorth Carolina12101F28:10 PMNashNorth Carolina00F48:15 PMSampson, Duplin, WayneNorth Carolina30F38:30 PMWayne, LenoirNorth Carolina081F48:45 PMWayne, Lenoir, Greene, PittNorth Carolina16153F38:55 PMBertieNorth Carolina619F29:10 PMBertie, HertfordNorth Carolina07F19:17 PMHertfordNorth Carolina00F29:35 PMHorry, Columbus (NC)South Carolina, North Carolina08F39:37 PMGatesNorth Carolina210F210:15 PMChowan, PerquimansNorth Carolina11

 Aftermath 
The outbreak killed 57 people (42 in North Carolina, 15 in South Carolina) and injured 1,249 others, and tornado damage in 2 counties in Georgia, 8 in South Carolina, and 17 in North Carolina. The day before, weak tornadoes were reported in locations from Louisiana to Alabama and thunderstorms also triggered floods in Florida that caused a train derailment. Severe thunderstorms also caused four additional deaths in Maryland and Pennsylvania before dropping snow across the northeast. Cities including Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbia, Greenville, Fayetteville, Norfolk, Raleigh, and Suffolk had wind damage and it was reported as north as Delaware.

Category:Tornadoes in the United States
Category:1984 in the United States
Category:1980s in North Carolina
Category:20th century in South Carolina
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