Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F2 tornado, Anderson County, South Carolina, September 16, 1996

RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length6 mi
Width440 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.62, -82.80) to the end point (34.58, -82.70), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 16, 1996, 2:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F2
States
South Carolina
Counties
Anderson County
Path
6 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 2 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 16, 1996

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 16, 1996F2South Carolina1.5 mi150 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F2North Carolina1.4 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F2North Carolina1 mi100 yd01
Sep 16, 1996F1Alabama2 mi70 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina5 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina0.3 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1South Carolina5 mi220 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1Texas2 mi25 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1Georgia0.1 mi75 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina2 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina1 mi100 yd01
Sep 16, 1996F1North Carolina0.5 mi75 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F0Mississippi1 mi25 yd03
Sep 16, 1996F0Alabama4 mi70 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F0Tennessee16 mi50 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

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