South Carolina, 1996

Tornado in South Carolina, March 7, 1996

March 7, 1996 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The F0 tornado that touched down in Orangeburg county crossed the county and touched down in Bloomville taking down trees and powerlines.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

The F0 tornado that touched down in Orangeburg county crossed the county and touched down in Bloomville taking down trees and powerlines.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clarendon

When
March 7, 12:31 PM EST to 12:32 PM EST
Where
Clarendon County, Bloomville
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$1,000
Coordinates
33.630, -80.170

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5569511.