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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.

LightningJune 8, 2004
Lexington · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Winter WeatherFebruary 26, 2004
Darlington · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 26, 2002
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 22, 2002
York · 1 killed ·
High WindFebruary 4, 2002
York · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2002
Horry · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 2, 2001
Charleston · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 29, 2000
Laurens · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 22, 2000
Southern Oconee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 12, 2000
Southern Oconee · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 2000
Southern Greenville · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 22, 2000
Richland · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 18, 2000
Clarendon · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 17, 2000
Clarendon · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 2, 2000
Southern Oconee · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2000
Anderson · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2000
Greenwood · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 20, 2000
Anderson · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 2, 1999
York · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Clarendon · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Southern Oconee · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Clarendon · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 31, 1999
Anderson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 31, 1999
Southern Greenville · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 30, 1999
Greenwood · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 1999
Anderson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 1999
Anderson · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 27, 1999
Abbeville · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 26, 1999
Laurens · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Union · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 16, 1998
Horry · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJuly 27, 1998
Beaufort · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 1, 1998
Charleston · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 21, 1998
Spartanburg · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 18, 1997
Anderson · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 14, 1997
Florence · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 3, 1997
Georgetown · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 17, 1996
Anderson · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 1996
Spartanburg · 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.