Storms in South Carolina in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1973, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Carolina in 1973 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 68
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 111
- Damage
- $31 million
- Episodes
- 20
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 28 | 10 | 111 | $31 million |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1973
March 1973
April 1973
May 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 11, 1973
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, May 24, 1973
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, May 27, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 28, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 29, 1973
June 1973
July 1973
August 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 3, 1973
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 4, 1973
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 15, 1973
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 20, 1973
- Hail in South Carolina, August 21, 1973
September 1973
November 1973
December 1973
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in South Carolina in 197319721974
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.