Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Abbeville County, South Carolina, March 31, 1973
RatingF4
Deaths7
Injuries30
Length22.6 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.08, -82.57) to the end point (34.27, -82.25), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1973, 6:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Abbeville County, Greenwood County
- Near the path
- Abbeville (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 22.6 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 7 deaths, 30 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | Georgia | 72.4 mi | 500 yd | 2 | 100 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | South Carolina | 12.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F1 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F0 | Missouri | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.