Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F4 tornado, Marlboro County, South Carolina, March 28, 1984

RatingF4
Deaths7
Injuries100
Length17 mi
Width2,113 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.65, -79.75) to the end point (34.68, -79.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
March 28, 1984, 6:10 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F4
States
South Carolina, North Carolina
Counties
Marlboro County, Scotland County
Path
17 miles long, up to 2,113 yards wide
Casualties
7 deaths, 100 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on March 28, 1984

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina21 mi1,000 yd549
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina4 mi530 yd036
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina7 mi700 yd024
Mar 28, 1984F4South Carolina, North Carolina40 mi2,600 yd4395
Mar 28, 1984F4North Carolina21 mi1,407 yd3149
Mar 28, 1984F4North Carolina28 mi1,223 yd16153
Mar 28, 1984F3South Carolina19 mi870 yd010
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina40 mi1,407 yd12101
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina9 mi527 yd081
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina6 mi880 yd619
Mar 28, 1984F3North Carolina14 mi880 yd210
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina10 mi700 yd043
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina23 mi1,000 yd138
Mar 28, 1984F2South Carolina2 mi530 yd00
Mar 28, 1984F2North Carolina2 mi177 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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