Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF2 tornado, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, October 23, 2017
RatingEF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length3.02 mi
Width350 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.97, -81.99) to the end point (35.00, -81.95), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 23, 2017, 1:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Spartanburg County
- Path
- 3.02 miles long, up to 350 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 23, 2017
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF2 | South Carolina, North Carolina | 4.86 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF2 | North Carolina | 4.87 mi | 1,300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | Alabama | 2.4 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | South Carolina | 12.68 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | South Carolina, North Carolina | 21.83 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | North Carolina | 12.34 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | North Carolina | 6.48 mi | 750 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | North Carolina | 8.17 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | North Carolina | 8.6 mi | 275 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.57 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | Virginia | 1.34 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | Virginia | 1.74 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF1 | South Carolina | 0.36 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.36 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.