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South Carolina Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, South Carolina has logged 28,678 severe-weather events — about 925 a year — with 255 direct deaths, 897 injuries and $1.4B in reported property damage.
By event type
Thunderstorm Wind13,87621 d$62.2M
Hail5,708—$85.6M
Flash Flood1,77427 d$175.0M
Drought831——
Tornado81719 d$199.8M
Winter Weather6701 d$119K
Strong Wind61814 d$1.7M
Lightning51522 d$41.8M
Winter Storm4412 d$254K
Flood4234 d$37.8M
Tropical Storm41726 d$353.6M
Heavy Snow3931 d$2.0M
High Wind3815 d$15.4M
Coastal Flood359—$450K
Ice Storm3021 d$148.9M
Heavy Rain2822 d$3.5M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (241)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 1, 2026
Beaufort · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Heavy SnowJanuary 31, 2026
Northern Colleton · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 13, 2025
Coastal Georgetown · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2025
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 21, 2025
Sumter · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 24, 2024
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 16, 2024
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 16, 2024
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 12, 2024
Coastal Georgetown · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatMay 3, 2024
Richland · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodDecember 17, 2023
Charleston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 21, 2023
Coastal Georgetown · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 20, 2023
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 13, 2022
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 27, 2021
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 10, 2021
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 13, 2020
Charleston · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentAugust 4, 2020
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 22, 2020
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 5, 2020
Chester · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 13, 2020
Colleton · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindFebruary 13, 2020
Lexington · 1 killed ·
Strong WindJanuary 3, 2020
Richland · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 13, 2019
Orangeburg · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 4, 2019
Georgetown · 1 killed · 12 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 20, 2019
Richland · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 24, 2019
Charleston · 1 killed ·
HeatMay 22, 2019
Richland · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 24, 2018
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 19, 2017
Beaufort · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 15, 2017
Anderson · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 6, 2017
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 29, 2015
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 28, 2015
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 28, 2015
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 27, 2015
Lexington · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2015
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 1, 2015
Charleston · 1 killed ·
FloodJanuary 12, 2015
Lancaster · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 19, 2014
Coastal Horry · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.