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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.
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.