Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Clarendon County, South Carolina, May 11, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width27 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.67, -80.12) to the end point (33.67, -80.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 11, 1973, 9:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Clarendon County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 27 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 11, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1973 | F2 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F2 | New Hampshire | 0.5 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 8.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Georgia | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 11, 1973 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.