Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Pickens County, South Carolina, August 18, 1961
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width33 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.72, -82.78) to the end point (34.72, -82.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 18, 1961, 7:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Pickens County
- Near the path
- Central (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 33 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.