Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Sumter County, South Carolina, September 12, 1971
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width60 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.83, -80.83) to the end point (33.83, -80.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 12, 1971, 2:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Sumter County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 60 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 12, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1971 | F2 | Maryland | 3 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 1971 | F1 | Texas | 0.3 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.