The March 31, 1973 tornado
F4Abbeville and Greenwood counties, South Carolina
An F4 tornado on a 22.6-mile path that killed 7 and injured 30. It was one of 8 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · March 31, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 22.6 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 7
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 30
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, March 31, 1973
- 6:20 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.