Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Horry County, South Carolina, April 22, 1997
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length0.3 mi
Width20 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.83, -79.05) to the end point (33.83, -79.05), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 22, 1997, 9:25 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Horry County
- Path
- 0.3 miles long, up to 20 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 22, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 1997 | F2 | Alabama | 5 mi | 220 yd | 0 | 10 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 5 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.7 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 22, 1997 | F0 | Georgia | 0.4 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.