Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F0 tornado, Oconee County, South Carolina, February 21, 1997
RatingF0
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.63, -83.07) to the end point (34.63, -83.07), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- February 21, 1997, 2:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F0
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Oconee County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on February 21, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | Mississippi | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | Mississippi | 1 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | Georgia | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F1 | North Carolina | 15 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F0 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F0 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.