NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
South Carolina Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
South Carolina has 1,217 tornadoes on record since 1950, 46 of them EF3 or stronger, with 71 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Murrells Inlet (37); the most tornado-prone is Lexington (124).
- Cities
- 246
- Tornadoes in state
- 1,217
- EF3 or stronger
- 46
- Tornado deaths
- 71
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most South Carolina cities
- Unnamed 1916 stormCategory 3 · 232 cities
- Unnamed 1906 stormCategory 1 · 217 cities
- Hugo 1989Category 5 · 203 cities
- Gracie 1959Category 4 · 202 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 4 · 192 cities
- Unnamed 1912 stormTropical storm · 185 cities
- Unnamed 1927 stormTropical storm · 181 cities
- Able 1952Category 2 · 179 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 3 · 174 cities
- David 1979Category 5 · 172 cities
- Unnamed 1886 stormCategory 2 · 171 cities
- Unnamed 1944 stormCategory 4 · 170 cities
South Carolina cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3 | 49 | 114 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Greenville | 0 | 18 | 90 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Charleston | 32 | 81 | 73 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach | 33 | 79 | 62 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Lexington | 3 | 51 | 124 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Spartanburg | 2 | 21 | 81 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Summerville | 24 | 75 | 88 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Rock Hill | 3 | 36 | 76 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| North Charleston | 27 | 79 | 86 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Simpsonville | 1 | 19 | 89 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Anderson | 0 | 17 | 100 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Mount Pleasant | 35 | 80 | 72 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Greer | 0 | 18 | 87 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Florence | 13 | 72 | 87 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Fort Mill | 3 | 36 | 84 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Sumter | 10 | 65 | 81 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Conway | 27 | 84 | 68 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Aiken | 4 | 48 | 86 | 6 | Idalia 2023 |
| Easley | 0 | 17 | 94 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Goose Creek | 26 | 82 | 88 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Beaufort | 22 | 81 | 50 | 0 | Debby 2024 |
| Greenwood | 2 | 30 | 77 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| West Columbia | 3 | 52 | 112 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Lancaster | 3 | 42 | 57 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Bluffton | 22 | 80 | 70 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| North Augusta | 1 | 43 | 75 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Taylors | 0 | 18 | 88 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Orangeburg | 9 | 64 | 120 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Moncks Corner | 20 | 78 | 71 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Gaffney | 2 | 21 | 96 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hilton Head Island | 24 | 78 | 61 | 0 | Debby 2024 |
| Clover | 2 | 29 | 83 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Ladson | 26 | 82 | 87 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Irmo | 3 | 50 | 116 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| Inman | 0 | 18 | 73 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Seneca | 0 | 13 | 105 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Indian Land | 3 | 36 | 80 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| York | 2 | 31 | 80 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Murrells Inlet | 37 | 78 | 55 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Boiling Springs | 1 | 19 | 79 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Piedmont | 1 | 18 | 101 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Hartsville | 7 | 66 | 78 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Blythewood | 3 | 50 | 110 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| Elgin | 3 | 50 | 100 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Chapin | 3 | 45 | 115 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Georgetown | 32 | 73 | 35 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Johns Island | 30 | 79 | 76 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Travelers Rest | 0 | 17 | 79 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Okatie | 22 | 80 | 76 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Darlington | 10 | 69 | 83 | 4 | Chantal 2025 |
| Camden | 3 | 54 | 70 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Fountain Inn | 1 | 18 | 87 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Walterboro | 19 | 75 | 62 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Clemson | 0 | 14 | 105 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Laurens | 2 | 23 | 89 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Little River | 33 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Hanahan | 19 | 77 | 71 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Gaston | 5 | 54 | 120 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 35 | 75 | 65 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Newberry | 2 | 34 | 93 | 10 | Elsa 2021 |
| Daniel Island | 33 | 80 | 77 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Surfside Beach | 35 | 79 | 59 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Pickens | 0 | 12 | 84 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Chester | 3 | 35 | 70 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Duncan | 0 | 18 | 89 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Union | 2 | 30 | 69 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Bennettsville | 10 | 63 | 68 | 7 | Chantal 2025 |
| Pawleys Island | 35 | 77 | 44 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Loris | 26 | 83 | 84 | 4 | Chantal 2025 |
| Belton | 0 | 17 | 111 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Longs | 31 | 82 | 71 | 4 | Chantal 2025 |
| Lugoff | 3 | 53 | 93 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Manning | 14 | 70 | 89 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Liberty | 0 | 14 | 107 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Woodruff | 2 | 20 | 88 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Dillon | 12 | 77 | 81 | 6 | Chantal 2025 |
| Moore | 2 | 21 | 91 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Leesville | 3 | 45 | 110 | 6 | Elsa 2021 |
| Central | 0 | 14 | 105 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Mauldin | 1 | 18 | 88 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Chesnee | 1 | 19 | 80 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Pelzer | 0 | 18 | 99 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Lyman | 0 | 18 | 83 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Ridgeland | 21 | 78 | 54 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Williamston | 0 | 18 | 104 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Clinton | 2 | 28 | 86 | 7 | Elsa 2021 |
| Westminster | 0 | 12 | 102 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Marion | 14 | 75 | 73 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Cayce | 3 | 51 | 114 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Hopkins | 4 | 56 | 109 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Cheraw | 7 | 57 | 59 | 6 | Chantal 2025 |
| Lake City | 15 | 77 | 60 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Walhalla | 0 | 11 | 90 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Abbeville | 0 | 21 | 74 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Graniteville | 2 | 46 | 75 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Winnsboro | 3 | 45 | 89 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Bishopville | 7 | 66 | 75 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Ridgeville | 22 | 74 | 74 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Kershaw | 3 | 53 | 61 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Pendleton | 0 | 14 | 109 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Gray Court | 2 | 19 | 85 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Kingstree | 17 | 77 | 61 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Barnwell | 6 | 60 | 90 | 10 | Idalia 2023 |
| Campobello | 0 | 16 | 70 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hardeeville | 22 | 82 | 77 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Effingham | 14 | 73 | 73 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Gilbert | 3 | 49 | 117 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Timmonsville | 10 | 71 | 82 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Honea Path | 0 | 19 | 94 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Saint Helena Island | 26 | 78 | 41 | 0 | Debby 2024 |
| Blacksburg | 2 | 23 | 99 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Andrews | 22 | 77 | 49 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Saluda | 2 | 35 | 95 | 7 | Elsa 2021 |
| Pageland | 3 | 48 | 55 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Mullins | 15 | 77 | 72 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Prosperity | 3 | 39 | 112 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| Warrenville | 3 | 46 | 85 | 6 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hemingway | 19 | 84 | 64 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Batesburg | 3 | 44 | 99 | 7 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dalzell | 6 | 66 | 77 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Landrum | 0 | 17 | 59 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Roebuck | 2 | 20 | 85 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Cowpens | 1 | 21 | 83 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Iva | 0 | 18 | 86 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Pelion | 4 | 55 | 110 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| St Matthews | 8 | 62 | 116 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Wellford | 0 | 19 | 86 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Hollywood | 28 | 80 | 74 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Beech Island | 4 | 48 | 67 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Galivants Ferry | 20 | 82 | 58 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Edgefield | 1 | 37 | 77 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Bonneau | 20 | 75 | 60 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Swansea | 6 | 53 | 123 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Saint George | 15 | 68 | 91 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Ninety Six | 2 | 33 | 80 | 8 | Helene 2024 |
| Aynor | 21 | 82 | 59 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Latta | 13 | 77 | 79 | 5 | Chantal 2025 |
| Ridgeway | 3 | 49 | 85 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Mc Cormick | 1 | 31 | 67 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Saint Stephen | 19 | 74 | 66 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Salem | 0 | 10 | 80 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Williston | 6 | 55 | 87 | 8 | Idalia 2023 |
| Marietta | 0 | 15 | 69 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Chesterfield | 5 | 52 | 53 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Ravenel | 27 | 82 | 80 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Johnsonville | 16 | 83 | 58 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Heath Springs | 3 | 49 | 58 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Summerton | 14 | 68 | 97 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Enoree | 2 | 21 | 79 | 3 | Michael 2018 |
| Bamberg | 9 | 65 | 112 | 10 | Debby 2024 |
| Ware Shoals | 2 | 20 | 82 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Starr | 0 | 16 | 95 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Johnston | 2 | 41 | 74 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Ridge Spring | 3 | 43 | 83 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Pamplico | 13 | 81 | 64 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| West Union | 0 | 11 | 92 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Holly Hill | 14 | 71 | 94 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Lamar | 8 | 67 | 84 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Wagener | 5 | 53 | 106 | 8 | Idalia 2023 |
| Trenton | 2 | 41 | 70 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Cassatt | 4 | 55 | 69 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Estill | 15 | 68 | 58 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Denmark | 7 | 64 | 116 | 10 | Debby 2024 |
| Eutawville | 14 | 70 | 104 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Santee | 14 | 68 | 116 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Nichols | 18 | 80 | 75 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Cottageville | 20 | 74 | 68 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Hampton | 14 | 68 | 64 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Isle Of Palms | 36 | 78 | 61 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Awendaw | 36 | 81 | 56 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Rembert | 5 | 61 | 75 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Eastover | 5 | 62 | 99 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Scranton | 15 | 75 | 67 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Jackson | 4 | 48 | 71 | 9 | Idalia 2023 |
| Cross | 17 | 73 | 88 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Varnville | 14 | 71 | 64 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Blackville | 6 | 59 | 102 | 9 | Idalia 2023 |
| Townville | 0 | 15 | 112 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Jefferson | 3 | 53 | 54 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Port Royal | 22 | 81 | 46 | 0 | Debby 2024 |
| Mc Coll | 11 | 66 | 73 | 8 | Chantal 2025 |
| Six Mile | 0 | 13 | 96 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Hodges | 1 | 21 | 68 | 4 | Helene 2024 |
| Great Falls | 3 | 41 | 70 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Fairfax | 11 | 67 | 79 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| Salters | 18 | 77 | 65 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Elloree | 12 | 68 | 124 | 6 | Debby 2024 |
| North | 6 | 56 | 116 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| Donalds | 0 | 20 | 85 | 5 | Helene 2024 |
| Yemassee | 22 | 76 | 58 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Jonesville | 2 | 24 | 80 | 4 | Michael 2018 |
| Seabrook | 24 | 82 | 55 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Turbeville | 12 | 74 | 87 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Allendale | 8 | 65 | 90 | 9 | Debby 2024 |
| Whitmire | 2 | 34 | 86 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Windsor | 5 | 53 | 78 | 8 | Idalia 2023 |
| Waterloo | 2 | 27 | 77 | 6 | Helene 2024 |
| Pacolet | 2 | 22 | 81 | 4 | Michael 2018 |
| Bowman | 11 | 69 | 114 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Catawba | 3 | 38 | 62 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Cross Hill | 2 | 34 | 78 | 7 | Helene 2024 |
| Fort Lawn | 3 | 39 | 59 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Buffalo | 2 | 24 | 75 | 2 | Michael 2018 |
| Huger | 31 | 79 | 78 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Pinewood | 12 | 67 | 101 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Cordova | 9 | 63 | 118 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| Fair Play | 0 | 14 | 99 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Lynchburg | 10 | 72 | 88 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Pauline | 2 | 21 | 83 | 4 | Michael 2018 |
| Coward | 15 | 76 | 73 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Little Mountain | 3 | 40 | 109 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Mc Bee | 5 | 58 | 74 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Wadmalaw Island | 29 | 78 | 65 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Neeses | 6 | 58 | 107 | 9 | Debby 2024 |
| Ruffin | 16 | 75 | 86 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Edisto Island | 31 | 76 | 47 | 0 | Debby 2024 |
| Pomaria | 3 | 40 | 101 | 7 | Debby 2024 |
| Wedgefield | 9 | 64 | 79 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Gresham | 18 | 82 | 63 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Hamer | 11 | 76 | 87 | 8 | Chantal 2025 |
| Patrick | 7 | 59 | 64 | 4 | Chantal 2025 |
| Cope | 9 | 64 | 124 | 8 | Debby 2024 |
| New Ellenton | 4 | 50 | 78 | 9 | Idalia 2023 |
| Branchville | 12 | 71 | 114 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Calhoun Falls | 0 | 20 | 70 | 3 | Helene 2024 |
| Bethune | 4 | 55 | 65 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Sharon | 2 | 31 | 76 | 1 | Debby 2024 |
| Mc Clellanville | 35 | 79 | 26 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Pineville | 17 | 75 | 84 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Richburg | 3 | 40 | 65 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Greeleyville | 15 | 75 | 79 | 0 | Chantal 2025 |
| Dorchester | 19 | 71 | 84 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Alcolu | 13 | 69 | 88 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Harleyville | 16 | 71 | 87 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Charleston Afb | 27 | 79 | 83 | 2 | Chantal 2025 |
| Salley | 6 | 53 | 100 | 9 | Idalia 2023 |
| Norway | 6 | 62 | 118 | 9 | Debby 2024 |
| Mount Croghan | 4 | 52 | 56 | 5 | Debby 2024 |
| Edgemoor | 3 | 40 | 63 | 3 | Debby 2024 |
| Sullivans Island | 36 | 78 | 66 | 1 | Chantal 2025 |
| Mc Connells | 2 | 34 | 76 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
| Green Sea | 22 | 85 | 80 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Gadsden | 5 | 63 | 106 | 4 | Debby 2024 |
| Sunset | 0 | 10 | 71 | 2 | Helene 2024 |
| Lake View | 14 | 77 | 85 | 3 | Chantal 2025 |
| Shaw Afb | 6 | 67 | 77 | 2 | Debby 2024 |
Hail in South Carolina
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for South Carolina since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.