Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Aiken County, South Carolina, February 24, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length0.5 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.42, -81.68) to the end point (33.42, -81.68), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 24, 1961, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Aiken County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 24, 1961
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 4.9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 3.8 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Alabama | 25.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F2 | Georgia | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 24, 1961 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.