The May 26, 1974 tornado
F1Georgetown County, South Carolina
An F1 tornado on a 3.0-mile path that killed 6 and injured 1. It was one of 6 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF1 tornado · May 26, 1974
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F1
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 3.0 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 6
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 1
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Sunday, May 26, 1974
- 9:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.