Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, August 12, 2004
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6 mi
Width440 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.67, -80.02) to the end point (34.68, -79.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 12, 2004, 11:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Chesterfield County
- Path
- 6 miles long, up to 440 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 12, 2004
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2004 | F2 | Florida | 7 mi | 1 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | South Carolina | 2 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | North Carolina | 6 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 1 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | Florida | 1 mi | 1 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | North Carolina | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | North Carolina | n/a | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | Virginia | 1 mi | 587 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F1 | South Carolina | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | South Carolina | 1.7 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | Florida | 0.3 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2004 | F0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.