Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Charleston County, South Carolina, September 11, 1960
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length8.8 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.78, -79.83) to the end point (32.80, -79.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 11, 1960, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Charleston County
- Path
- 8.8 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 11, 1960
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 1960 | F2 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 11, 1960 | F1 | North Carolina | 15.4 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 1960 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.