Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, April 8, 1983

RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length4.8 mi
Width17 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.68, -81.12) to the end point (33.72, -81.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 8, 1983, 1:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
South Carolina
Counties
Orangeburg County
Path
4.8 miles long, up to 17 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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