Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Horry County, South Carolina, September 30, 1959
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.58, -79.00) to the end point (33.58, -79.00), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 30, 1959, 6:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Horry County
- Near the path
- Garden City (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 30, 1959
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 0.8 mi | 200 yd | 11 | 4 |
| Sep 30, 1959 | F3 | Virginia | 6.5 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.