Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Jasper County, South Carolina, April 9, 1998
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (32.28, -81.12) to the end point (32.28, -81.10), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 9, 1998, 4:22 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Jasper County
- Near the path
- Hardeeville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 9, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | F3 | Georgia | 8 mi | 440 yd | 2 | 17 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F2 | Georgia | 24.5 mi | 400 yd | 4 | 31 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F0 | Virginia | 5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.