Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Newberry County, South Carolina, May 23, 1988
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width70 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.37, -81.72) to the end point (34.37, -81.72), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 1988, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Newberry County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 70 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1988 | F0 | New Jersey | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.