Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Lancaster County, South Carolina, April 8, 1957
RatingF4
Deaths4
Injuries70
Length121.4 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.63, -80.58) to the end point (34.95, -78.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1957, 4:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- South Carolina, North Carolina
- Counties
- Lancaster County, Chesterfield County, Marlboro County, Scotland County, Robeson County, Cumberland County, Sampson County
- Path
- 121.4 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 4 deaths, 70 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1957
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | North Carolina | 0.8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 21 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F3 | Alabama | 51.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F3 | Alabama | 38.8 mi | 200 yd | 2 | 90 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F3 | Alabama | 16.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F3 | Georgia | 14.7 mi | 400 yd | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F3 | North Carolina | 8 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 29 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Mississippi | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 2.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Georgia | 10.3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | South Carolina | 15.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Tennessee | 3 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Georgia | 5.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | Nebraska | 9.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F1 | Georgia | 41.3 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F1 | Virginia | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.