South Carolina tornado history
1,222 tornadoes in South Carolina from 1950 to 2025, killing 72 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.
By decade
’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Deadliest tornadoes in South Carolina
| Date | Rating | Path | Width | Injured | Killed |
|---|
| Mar 31, 1973 | F4 | 22.6 mi | 200 yd | 30 | 7 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 17 mi | 2,113 yd | 100 | 7 |
| May 26, 1974 | F1 | 3 mi | 300 yd | 1 | 6 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 21 mi | 1,000 yd | 49 | 5 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF4 | 23.7 mi | 1,300 yd | 60 | 5 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | 121.4 mi | 150 yd | 70 | 4 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 40 mi | 2,600 yd | 395 | 4 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | 85.8 mi | 100 yd | 12 | 3 |
| Nov 16, 2011 | EF2 | 5.8 mi | 200 yd | 5 | 3 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF3 | 35.7 mi | 770 yd | 7 | 2 |