Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Pickens County, South Carolina, March 31, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length12.4 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.77, -82.62) to the end point (34.87, -82.43), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 31, 1973, 7:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- Pickens County, Greenville County
- Path
- 12.4 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 31, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 1973 | F4 | South Carolina | 22.6 mi | 200 yd | 7 | 30 |
| 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 | 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.