The March 28, 1984 tornado
F4Fairfield County, South Carolina
An F4 tornado on a 21.0-mile path that killed 5 and injured 49. It was one of 29 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 12 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of March 28, 1984: 29 tornadoes in 4 statesF4 tornado · March 28, 1984
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 21.0 mi
- Width up to 1,000 yards
- Killed
- 5
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 49
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, March 28, 1984
- 5:00 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Kershaw County4 mi
- F4, Chesterfield County7 mi
- F4, Marlboro County7 killed
- F4, Marlboro County4 killed
- F3, Bladen County12 killed
- F4, Sampson County3 killed
- F4, Lenoir County16 killed
- F3, Bertie County6 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.