Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Georgetown County, South Carolina, May 26, 1974
RatingF1
Deaths6
Injuries1
Length3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.50, -79.03) to the end point (33.50, -79.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1974, 9:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Georgetown County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1974
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1974 | F2 | North Dakota | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1974 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.