Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, York County, South Carolina, May 24, 1973
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries2
Length2 mi
Width67 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (34.97, -81.27) to the end point (34.97, -81.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 24, 1973, 3:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- South Carolina
- Counties
- York County
- Path
- 2 miles long, up to 67 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 2 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 24, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1973 | F4 | Oklahoma | 13.3 mi | 300 yd | 2 | 4 |
| May 24, 1973 | F2 | Texas | 2.5 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.5 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | Mississippi | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | South Carolina | 27.8 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F1 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F0 | Louisiana | 0.1 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 24, 1973 | F0 | Oklahoma | 0.4 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.