Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, May 23, 1980
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.5 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.65, -81.87) to the end point (34.65, -81.87), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1980, 7:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Spartanburg County
- Path
- 2.5 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1980
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1980 | F2 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 23, 1980 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.