Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Scotland County, North Carolina, August 29, 1964
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries15
Length21.9 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.80, -79.43) to the end point (34.92, -79.78), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 29, 1964, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- North Carolina
- Counties
- Scotland County, Richmond County
- Path
- 21.9 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 15 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 29, 1964
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1964 | F4 | Iowa | 15.8 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | Iowa | 11.2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | Iowa | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F2 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F0 | North Dakota | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.