Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Florence County, South Carolina, May 27, 1981
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries6
Length4.7 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.02, -79.62) to the end point (34.07, -79.57), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 27, 1981, 8:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Florence County
- Path
- 4.7 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 27, 1981
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1981 | F0 | Illinois | 0.5 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 27, 1981 | F0 | Tennessee | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.