Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Newberry County, South Carolina, December 13, 1973
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries5
Length17.3 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.20, -81.72) to the end point (34.23, -81.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- December 13, 1973, 3:03 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Newberry County
- Path
- 17.3 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 5 injuries
Other tornadoes on December 13, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 1973 | F4 | South Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | Georgia | 9.5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 21 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | South Carolina | 10.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F3 | South Carolina | 17.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 26 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F2 | Tennessee | 0.8 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 30.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 3.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 13, 1973 | F1 | Tennessee | 0.5 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 1 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.