Reported Charleston Tornado of 1761
- When
- 4 May 1761 (disputed; unverified)
- Where
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Part of
- Charleston Tornado
A legacy row reports tornadoes striking Charleston on 4 May 1761, killing eight people and sinking five ships, but no supplied passage corroborates this.
According to the legacy discovery row, the first multiple deadly tornadoes in the thirteen American colonies struck Charleston, South Carolina, on 4 May 1761, killing eight people and sinking five ships in the harbor. The supplied passages contain no mention of this disaster; the only relevant geographic detail is that Charleston sits on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic formed by the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. The date, casualty count, and ship losses are therefore admitted only as unverified legacy claims, not as sourced facts.
Sources
- Charleston, South Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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