Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF1 tornado, Lexington County, South Carolina, August 17, 2021

RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length2.88 mi
Width250 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.11, -81.41) to the end point (34.15, -81.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
August 17, 2021, 1:53 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF1
States
South Carolina
Counties
Lexington County
Path
2.88 miles long, up to 250 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on August 17, 2021

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 17, 2021EF1Georgia5.54 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1Georgia5.94 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1Georgia5.69 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1North Carolina5.09 mi200 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1South Carolina2.4 mi75 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1South Carolina1.96 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1South Carolina0.9 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF1South Carolina1.45 mi75 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0Georgia3.36 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0Georgia2.6 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0Georgia1.86 mi150 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0South Carolina0.14 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0North Carolina0.74 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0South Carolina0.15 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 2021EF0South Carolina1.51 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.