Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Dorchester County, South Carolina, May 12, 1974

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length1.5 mi

Width300 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.02, -80.18) to the end point (33.02, -80.18), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 12, 1974, 5:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: South Carolina
Counties: Dorchester County
Path: 1.5 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 12, 1974

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 12, 1974	F2	Georgia	9.4 mi	100 yd	2	7
May 12, 1974	F2	Georgia	0.6 mi	40 yd	0	2
May 12, 1974	F2	Florida	17.5 mi	33 yd	0	1
May 12, 1974	F2	Florida	4.3 mi	100 yd	0	2
May 12, 1974	F2	Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	4.9 mi	20 yd	0	3
May 12, 1974	F1	Georgia	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	6
May 12, 1974	F1	Georgia	2 mi	50 yd	1	3
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	0.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	8.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	20.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Florida	25.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Maryland	0.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	Maryland	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F0	Florida	2 mi	33 yd	0	0

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Dorchester County

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.