Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bamberg, SC

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bamberg, SC, 1 mile north of Bamberg at 156 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 37°F. July is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 48.8 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (26.4 of 48.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 74 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 63 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 38 nights a year. That 48.8 inches is more than at 42 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (54%). Cordova, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC): 43.8 inches a year, 5.0 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 127 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bamberg: 120 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $322,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 31, 2019. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 71 have had fewer than Bamberg.

Flood insurance policyholders in Bamberg's ZIP code 29003 have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 32% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 110 South Carolina cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 27 have fewer than Bamberg.