Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Darlington County, South Carolina, April 12, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.37, -80.07) to the end point (34.37, -80.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1961, 4:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Darlington County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 20.6 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 2.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | Florida | 14.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1961 | F0 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.