Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Dillon County, South Carolina, May 20, 1980
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries26
Length10.7 mi
Width517 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.37, -79.55) to the end point (34.40, -79.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 20, 1980, 12:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Dillon County
- Path
- 10.7 miles long, up to 517 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 26 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 20, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | Alabama | 11.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | South Carolina | 9 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 6 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 17.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Alabama | 19.7 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 2 mi | 77 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | South Carolina | 5.7 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F1 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 20, 1980 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.