Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Barnwell County, South Carolina, May 1, 1989
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length4 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.40, -81.43) to the end point (33.50, -81.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 1, 1989, 3:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Barnwell County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 12 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 1, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1989 | F2 | Florida | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 1 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1989 | F0 | Florida | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.