Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F3 tornado, Lexington County, South Carolina, August 16, 1994

RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries40
Length8 mi
Width440 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.93, -81.23) to the end point (34.07, -81.28), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 16, 1994, 11:35 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F3
States
South Carolina
Counties
Lexington County
Path
8 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 40 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on August 16, 1994

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 16, 1994F3South Carolina0.3 mi73 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F3South Carolina30 mi250 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina0.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina2 mi23 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2Georgia1 mi200 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina0.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina4 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F2South Carolina10 mi150 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F2North Carolina1.5 mi200 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina5 mi73 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina0.1 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina1 mi73 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina0.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 16, 1994F1Georgia1 mi100 yd01
Aug 16, 1994F1South Carolina30 mi150 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

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