Laurens County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Laurens County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Dec 13, 1973).

25tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 52 injured

34 milongest path · 1993

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F18

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: March.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 13, 1973	F3	10.7 mi	200 yd	3
Oct 8, 2017	EF2	22.3 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 13, 2005	F2	12 mi	350 yd	1
Mar 28, 1984	F2	10 mi	700 yd	43
Mar 30, 1960	F2	9.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 15, 1993	F1	34 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	21.3 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 8, 2017	EF1	12 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	9.1 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 30, 2010	EF1	2 mi	200 yd	0
May 8, 1977	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	5
Aug 17, 2021	EF1	1.4 mi	75 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 3, 2023	EF1	21.3 mi	50 yd
Jan 12, 2023	EF1	9.1 mi	100 yd
Aug 17, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Aug 17, 2021	EF1	1.4 mi	75 yd
Mar 25, 2021	EF0	2.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 10, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
Oct 8, 2017	EF1	12 mi	100 yd
Oct 8, 2017	EF2	22.3 mi	200 yd
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd
Mar 19, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Nov 30, 2010	EF1	2 mi	200 yd
May 4, 2009	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Laurens County, South Carolina had?

25 tornadoes touched Laurens 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 Laurens County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Dec 13, 1973, with a 10.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Laurens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (5 of 25). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).