Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Beaufort County, South Carolina, September 3, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length18 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.35, -80.43) to the end point (32.52, -80.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1998, 6:28 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Beaufort County, Colleton County
- Path
- 18 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 3, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | Florida | 4.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 8 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | South Carolina | 7 mi | 430 yd | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F1 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.