NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dalzell, SC
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
72 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dalzell, South Carolina since 1851, 6 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Debby in 2024. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 6
- Tropical storms
- 66
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Dalzell
The strongest storm to pass near Dalzell was Hugo in 1989, a Category 1 hurricane with 91 mph winds when its centre passed 9 miles away. The record near Dalzell begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Debby in 2024, a tropical storm 18 miles away. Of the 72 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Dalzell has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 52% of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 15, 2007, came within 10 miles. Of the 77, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on September 27, 2024. Of the 246 South Carolina cities, 58% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dalzell. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 85 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Dalzell has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 246 South Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dalzell
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DebbyAug 8 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 31 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | IanSep 30 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 2 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | GastonAug 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 9 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 15 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | GracieSep 30 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | CindyJul 9 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 9 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 67 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1927 | Unnamed 1927 stormOct 3 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 9 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormOct 23 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 18 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 15 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 57 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 33 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 69 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 22 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dalzell: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dalzell
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s8
- 2000s26(2 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s8
- 1970s5
- 1960s13
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2007 | EF3 | 10 mi | 19.04 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Sep 7, 2004 | F3 | 18 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF2 | 10 mi | 14.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 6.89 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF2 | 23 mi | 23.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 2004 | F2 | 8 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Sep 7, 2004 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jul 23, 1997 | F2 | 15 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 31, 1987 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 20, 1980 | F2 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 17, 1968 | F2 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 29, 1967 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dalzell
The Storm Prediction Center has 85 hail reports within 10 miles of Dalzell since 1956, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 9, 2011. The most recent report is from May 25, 2024. April has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dalzell
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Sumter, SC, 8 miles southeast of Dalzell at 177 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 33°F. July is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 49.0 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (27.0 of 49.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 72 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (27); a normal September there has highs of 83°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 58 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 56 nights a year. That 49.0 inches is more than at 45 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (58%). Shaw Afb, 4 miles south, has its own station (Wedgefield, SC): 46.1 inches a year, 2.9 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 33 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Feb | 59 | 35 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Mar | 66 | 41 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Apr | 75 | 50 | 3.4 | 5 |
| May | 81 | 58 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 87 | 66 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 90 | 70 | 5.8 | 8 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 4.9 | 8 |
| Sep | 83 | 63 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Oct | 74 | 51 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 40 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Dec | 57 | 35 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Year | 73 | 51 | 49.0 | 77 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Sumter, SC (177 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Dalzell
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 273 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dalzell: 234 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 flash floods, 9 heavy rain events, 5 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $796,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 82 mph, on April 19, 2013. September has had the most flash floods, 10 of 24. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 211 have had fewer than Dalzell.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Dalzell's ZIP code 29040 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2001, and were paid $2.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 43% 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, 17 have fewer than Dalzell.
Sumter County, which includes Dalzell, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ian, on November 21, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sumter County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $40.7 million a year, the 17th highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.0 million (37%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.