Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, York County, South Carolina, March 27, 1994

RatingF3

Deaths0

Injuries2

Length18.5 mi

Width200 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.15, -81.07) to the end point (35.23, -80.77), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: March 27, 1994, 5:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F3
States: South Carolina, North Carolina
Counties: York County, Gaston County, Mecklenburg County
Path: 18.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 2 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on March 27, 1994

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Mar 27, 1994	F4	Alabama	50 mi	880 yd	22	150
Mar 27, 1994	F4	Georgia	49 mi	1,760 yd	3	20
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Alabama	23 mi	700 yd	0	20
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	44 mi	2,613 yd	3	45
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	40 mi	2,613 yd	9	70
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	23 mi	1,320 yd	3	15
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia, South Carolina	28 mi	1,760 yd	0	37
Mar 27, 1994	F3	Georgia	21 mi	880 yd	0	30
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Alabama	6 mi	400 yd	0	30
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Georgia	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F2	South Carolina, North Carolina	45.4 mi	100 yd	0	13
Mar 27, 1994	F2	Alabama	12 mi	300 yd	0	53
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	South Carolina	33 mi	100 yd	0	4
Mar 27, 1994	F1	South Carolina	18 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Alabama	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	9.3 mi	110 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F1	Georgia	2 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	1
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	0.7 mi	23 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Alabama	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	1
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	2.5 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	4 mi	220 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	North Carolina	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	Georgia	1.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1994	F0	South Carolina	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0

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