Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Anderson County, South Carolina, April 8, 1974
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.42, -82.75) to the end point (34.42, -82.75), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 8, 1974, 3:33 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Anderson County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 8, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1974 | F3 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F2 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 8 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 90 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | Georgia | 92.6 mi | 250 yd | 1 | 7 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.