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Tornado (F4) — Spartanburg, South Carolina

May 5, 1989 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
35
Property damage
$2.5M
Magnitude
0
Tornado scale
F4
Area
Spartanburg

Other notable tornado events in South Carolina

Marlboro · March 28, 19847 killedAbbeville · March 31, 19737 killedGeorgetown · May 26, 19746 killedFairfield · March 28, 19845 killedHampton · April 13, 20205 killedDillon · September 29, 19633 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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