Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Colleton County, South Carolina, October 7, 1965
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.2 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.92, -80.53) to the end point (32.92, -80.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 7, 1965, 3:00 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Colleton County
- Path
- 1.2 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 7, 1965
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1965 | F3 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 33 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.3 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F2 | North Carolina | 6.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F2 | Michigan | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F2 | Indiana | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 37 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1965 | F0 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.