Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ridgeway, SC

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Winnsboro, SC, 12 miles west of Ridgeway at 530 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 31°F. August is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and April and May the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 45.2 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (23.3 of 45.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 52 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (19); a normal September there has highs of 83°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 60 nights a year. That 45.2 inches is more than at 13 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (17%). Blythewood, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Cedar Creek 2E, SC): 45.7 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 141 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ridgeway: 132 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 2 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $232,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 11, 2002. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 5. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 55 have had fewer than Ridgeway.

Flood insurance policyholders in Ridgeway's ZIP code 29130 have filed 62 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1987, and were paid $732,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Helene in 2024: 18 claims (29% of all) and $283,000. 42% 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, 63 have fewer than Ridgeway.