The December 13, 1973 tornado
F4Greenwood County, South Carolina
An F4 tornado on a 1.0-mile path that killed 2 and injured 0. It was one of 9 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · December 13, 1973
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 1.0 mi
- Width up to 50 yards
- Killed
- 2
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Thursday, December 13, 1973
- 2:30 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.