Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Saluda County, South Carolina, March 13, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths2
Injuries10
Length9.9 mi
Width133 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -81.67) to the end point (33.88, -81.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 13, 1955, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Saluda County
- Near the path
- Ridge Spring, Monetta (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 9.9 miles long, up to 133 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 10 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.