States › South Carolina › 1973

South Carolina, 1973

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

68events recorded13 in 1972

10deaths recorded111 injuries

$31Mproperty damage (estimates)

0disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind36

Tornado28

Hail4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1973 was 68 against 13 in 1972.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1973
Anderson County	6
Newberry County	6
Greenwood County	5
Greenville County	4
Lancaster County	4
Laurens County	4
Abbeville County	3
Charleston County	3
Oconee County	3
York County	3
Beaufort County	2
Pickens County	2
Richland County	2
Spartanburg County	2
Aiken County	1
Barnwell County	1
Cherokee County	1
Chester County	1
Clarendon County	1
Darlington County	1
Dillon County	1
Florence County	1
Georgetown County	1
Horry County	1
Jasper County	1

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
31 Mar 1973	Abbeville	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	7	30
13 Dec 1973	Greenwood	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	2	—
13 Dec 1973	Newberry	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	5
13 Dec 1973	Greenwood	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	26
27 May 1973	Greenville	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	17
27 May 1973	Spartanburg	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	16
27 May 1973	Abbeville	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	7
27 May 1973	Cherokee	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	4
13 Dec 1973	Greenwood	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	2
24 May 1973	York	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	2
13 Dec 1973	Laurens	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	1
27 May 1973	Oconee	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
13 Dec 1973	Newberry	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Dec 1973	Newberry	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
31 Mar 1973	Greenwood	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
7 Apr 1973	Horry	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
29 May 1973	Beaufort	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
24 May 1973	Barnwell	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Pickens	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
27 May 1973	Oconee	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
28 May 1973	York	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
21 Nov 1973	Anderson	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 Aug 1973	Florence	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 Mar 1973	Pickens	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
28 May 1973	Greenville	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
24 May 1973	Lee	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
13 Dec 1973	Newberry	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
11 May 1973	Clarendon	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1973

No declaration touching South Carolina was made in 1973.

Flood insurance claims with a 1973 date of loss

No NFIP claims in South Carolina carry a 1973 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.