Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, April 20, 1981
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.58, -80.82) to the end point (33.58, -80.82), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 20, 1981, 3:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Orangeburg County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 20, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 1981 | F1 | Texas | 2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1981 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.2 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1981 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20, 1981 | F0 | Wyoming | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.