Greenwood County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Greenwood County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 31, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 61 people.

19tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

9killed · 61 injured

34 milongest path · 1993

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05

(E)F18

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 31, 1973	F4	22.6 mi	200 yd	30	7
Dec 13, 1973	F4	1 mi	50 yd	0	2
Dec 13, 1973	F3	17.7 mi	150 yd	26	0
Dec 13, 1973	F3	10.7 mi	200 yd	3	0
May 3, 2021	EF2	29.4 mi	150 yd	1	0
Nov 15, 1989	F2	0.7 mi	267 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1993	F1	34 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	4.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	2.6 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1958	F1	2 mi	37 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF2	29.4 mi	150 yd	1
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	4.6 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	2.6 mi	200 yd	0
May 7, 1998	F1	10 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 7, 1995	F0	7 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 8, 1995	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 16, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 15, 1993	F1	34 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 29, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 31, 1973, F4, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Abbeville County, SC22 McCormick County, SC17 Laurens County, SC25 Saluda County, SC16 Edgefield County, SC21 Lincoln County, GA10 Newberry County, SC39 Anderson County, SC38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Greenwood County, South Carolina had?

19 tornadoes touched Greenwood County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Greenwood County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 31, 1973, with a 22.6-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Greenwood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 19). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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