Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Charleston County, South Carolina, March 8, 1976
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.5 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.80, -79.90) to the end point (32.80, -79.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 8, 1976, 11:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Charleston County
- Near the path
- Charleston, Mount Pleasant (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 8, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 1976 | F3 | Texas | 12.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 18 |
| Mar 8, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8, 1976 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.7 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.