Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Lexington County, South Carolina, July 23, 1997
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries6
Length3.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.85, -81.05) to the end point (33.88, -81.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 23, 1997, 9:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Lexington County
- Path
- 3.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 6 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 23, 1997
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1997 | F2 | North Dakota | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 1 | 2 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F2 | South Carolina | 6 mi | 123 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 83 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F0 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F0 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F0 | South Carolina | 1.5 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.