Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Dorchester County, South Carolina, May 10, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths1
Injuries7
Length10.5 mi
Width670 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.02, -80.18) to the end point (32.98, -80.03), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 10, 1998, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Dorchester County, Berkeley County
- Path
- 10.5 miles long, up to 670 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 7 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 10, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1998 | F1 | Georgia | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1998 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 10, 1998 | F0 | Idaho | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.