Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Berkeley County, South Carolina, September 3, 1998
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length7 mi
Width430 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.18, -80.00) to the end point (33.25, -79.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 3, 1998, 11:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Berkeley County
- Path
- 7 miles long, up to 430 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 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 | South Carolina | 18 mi | 80 yd | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 8 mi | 350 yd | 0 | 7 |
| 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.