Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 24, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 24, 1975
Start: 1975-03-24T08:45
End: 1975-03-24T12:20
Location: South Carolina

March 24, 1975 · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 13
Property damage: $525,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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.

Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: March 24, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Anderson County
Coordinates: 34.500, -82.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When: March 24, 9:10 AM CST
Where: Pickens County
Coordinates: 34.830, -82.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: March 24, 9:20 AM CST
Where: Abbeville County
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.380

Tornado, Pickens

When: March 24, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Pickens County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 34.950, -82.550

Tornado, Greenville

When: March 24, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Greenville County
Rating: F1
Path length: 7.9 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.970, -82.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: March 24, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Greenville County
Coordinates: 34.730, -82.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: March 24, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Spartanburg County
Coordinates: 34.950, -81.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: March 24, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Laurens County
Coordinates: 34.500, -82.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: March 24, 10:25 AM CST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 35.070, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When: March 24, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Union County
Coordinates: 34.720, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: March 24, 10:55 AM CST
Where: York County
Coordinates: 35.000, -81.230

Tornado, York

When: March 24, 11:15 AM CST
Where: York County
Rating: F1
Path length: 9.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.970, -81.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield

When: March 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Chesterfield County
Coordinates: 34.730, -80.080

Tornado, Chesterfield

When: March 24, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Chesterfield County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 34.600, -79.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Marlboro

When: March 24, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Marlboro County
Coordinates: 34.620, -79.680

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 1975 Every state in 1975 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1975

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10110183, 10110184, 10110185, 10110400, 10110401, 10110402, 10110403, 10110404, 10110405, 10110406, 10110407, 10110408, 10110409, 10110410, 10110411.