Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, March 21, 1972
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.8 mi
Width77 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.48, -80.50) to the end point (33.52, -80.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 21, 1972, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Orangeburg County
- Near the path
- Santee (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 3.8 miles long, up to 77 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.