Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Cherokee County, South Carolina, April 28, 1990
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.07, -81.55) to the end point (35.12, -81.50), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 1990, 3:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1990 | F1 | Tennessee | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1990 | F1 | South Carolina | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Apr 28, 1990 | F0 | New York | 0.2 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 1990 | F0 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 1990 | F0 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.