Significant Tornadoes in South Carolina 1990
*Source - Storm Data Publication published by the National Climatic Data Center and severe weather reports issued by the National Weather Service.
|
Date |
County |
Description |
Length (miles) |
Width (yards) |
| 1 |
February 10, 1990 |
Oconee |
(F1) A small tornado touched down in Oconee County during the early morning hours. The
tornado struck a highly populated area, but because of the early morning hour, most people
were safely asleep in their homes. A mobile home park near Seneca sustained $120,000 in
damages and one person was injured. |
1 |
60 |
| 2 |
February 10, 1990 |
Pickens |
(F1) A small tornado was observed 3 miles NW of Clemson. Many mobile homes and
permanent structures were damaged. |
2 |
60 |
| 3 |
February 10, 1990 |
Pickens |
(F1) A small tornado caused damage on 86 dwellings and many businesses. Total damage
was estimated at about $300,000. |
3 |
100 |
| 4 |
February 10, 1990 |
Greenville |
(F0) A weak tornado struck the Haywood Mall area at 8:00 AM EST. The tornado blew the facing off a storefront, blew down light poles, broke some glass and damaged some signs. The tornado skipped several times and then struck the Pelham Road area causing damage to
homes and apartments. |
3 |
80 |
| 5 |
February 10, 1990 |
Spartanburg |
(F1) A small tornado damaged several homes and picked up one mobile home. |
2 |
50 |
| 6 |
February 16, 1990 |
Kershaw |
(F0) A funnel cloud that developed in Lexington County traveled eastward, touched
down, briefly uprooted some trees and damaged a house 5 miles NE of Camden. |
<1 |
10 |
| 7 |
April 28, 1990 |
Spartanburg |
(F0) Several funnel clouds were observed moving slowly over the city at about 5:10 PM
EST. A tornado touched down causing trees to be blown on to homes and power lines to come
down. |
2 |
30 |
| 8 |
April 28, 1990 |
Spartanburg |
(F1) A tornado touched down at Inman and produced considerable damage and four
injuries; two when a mobile home was destroyed, one was hit by a truck that was blown off
the road, and the last was struck with an object that flew through the window. |
6 |
50 |
| 9 |
April 28, 1990 |
Cherokee |
(F1) A tornado touched down east of Gaffney. Damage was limited mostly to trees and
utilities, but at least three permanent structures were damaged. |
5 |
40 |
| 10 |
May 4, 1990 |
Laurens |
(F0) A small tornado touched down briefly causing some damage mainly to tombstones in
a cemetery. |
<1 |
20 |
| 11 |
August 6, 1990 |
Marlboro |
(F0) A small tornado blew a car 107 feet, damaged several buildings, and cut a path through trees. |
1 |
20 |
| 12 |
August 29, 1990 |
Berkeley |
(F1) A tornado occurred knocking down numerous trees and power lines. Power outages lasted almost a day. |
1 |
100 |
| 13 |
October 22, 1990 |
Calhoun |
(F2) A tornado killed an 11 year old girl and injured four other persons. Three mobile
homes and several other structures were damaged. |
<1 |
20 |
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