Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cherokee County, South Carolina, December 5, 1977
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.2 mi
Width17 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -81.52) to the end point (35.07, -81.52), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 5, 1977, 1:42 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 5, 1977
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1977 | F2 | Florida | 9.4 mi | 40 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Kentucky | 25 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Tennessee | 5.1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | Virginia | 0.7 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5, 1977 | F1 | South Carolina | 9.8 mi | 130 yd | 0 | 7 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.