Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Clarendon County, South Carolina, May 4, 1978

RatingF2

Deaths0

Injuries1

Length41.2 mi

Width150 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.43, -80.48) to the end point (33.73, -79.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: May 4, 1978, 4:50 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F2
States: South Carolina
Counties: Clarendon County, Williamsburg County
Path: 41.2 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 1 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on May 4, 1978

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
May 4, 1978	F3	Florida	1.5 mi	200 yd	3	94
May 4, 1978	F2	Florida	12.8 mi	300 yd	0	4
May 4, 1978	F1	Florida	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	2
May 4, 1978	F1	South Dakota	0.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F1	South Carolina	0.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	1
May 4, 1978	F0	Florida	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 4, 1978	F0	Texas	11.3 mi	60 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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