Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, March 24, 1975
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries3
Length1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.60, -79.87) to the end point (34.60, -79.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 24, 1975, 12:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Chesterfield County
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 3 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 24, 1975
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 1975 | F3 | Georgia | 14.8 mi | 500 yd | 3 | 152 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F2 | North Carolina | 30.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Georgia | 36.1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 10.6 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 10.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | South Carolina | 9.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 5 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 7.1 mi | 67 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | North Carolina | 11 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.