Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Florence County, South Carolina, January 8, 1953
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length9.6 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.02, -79.77) to the end point (34.12, -79.65), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- January 8, 1953, 4:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Florence County
- Path
- 9.6 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on January 8, 1953
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1953 | F2 | Alabama | 3 mi | 867 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8, 1953 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 167 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.