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Ten most lethal tornado strikes in North Carolina since 1955

Date: March 28, 1984
Counties: Robeson, Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, Bertie, Greene, Pitt, Gates, Perquimans
Deaths: 42
Injuries: 623

Date: April 3, 1974
Counties: Graham, Cherokee
Deaths: 6
Injuries: 37

Date: May 5, 1989
Counties: Lincoln, Union
Deaths: 5
Injuries: 25

Date: Nov. 28, 1988
Counties: Wake, Nash
Deaths: 4
Injuries: 127

Date: April 8, 1957
County: Sampson
Deaths: 4
Injuries: 32

Date: Aug. 13, 2004
County: Pender
Deaths: 3
Injuries: 29

Date: July 2, 1986
County: Onslow
Deaths: 3
Injuries: 10

Date: May 15, 1976
County: Robeson
Deaths: 3
Injuries: 4

Date: Feb. 22, 1971
County: Cumberland
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 60

Date: March 20, 1998
County: Rockingham
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 27

Source: National Weather Service

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