NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Taylors, 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
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Taylors, South Carolina since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 88 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 88
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Taylors
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Taylors; the strongest was Hugo in 1989, a tropical storm with 71 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Taylors begins with an unnamed storm in 1859; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 62 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 4 systems. Of the 18 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Taylors. The strongest of the 88 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 5, 1989; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 88, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 3, 2025. Taylors has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 246 South Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 252 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Taylors has more hail reports within 10 miles than 98% of the 246 South Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Taylors
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1959 | GracieSep 30 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 15 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 23 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 18 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 11 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 17 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Taylors: 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 Taylors
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s15
- 2000s9
- 1990s18
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1989 | F4 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 2 / 35 |
| May 10, 1952 | F3 | 10 mi | 22.7 mi | 2 / 4 |
| May 27, 1973 | F3 | 5 mi | 60.2 mi | 0 / 40 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | EF2 | 4 mi | 5.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF2 | 15 mi | 7.97 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Oct 23, 2017 | EF2 | 19 mi | 3.02 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 8, 2017 | EF2 | 23 mi | 8.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 7, 1998 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1994 | F2 | 17 mi | 45.4 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Apr 4, 1989 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 88, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Taylors
The Storm Prediction Center has 252 hail reports within 10 miles of Taylors since 1975, made on 140 separate days. Of these, 130 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 3 days, most recently March 21, 2017. The most recent report is from June 25, 2025. May has the most reports, 60.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Taylors
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greenville Dwtn Airport, SC, 6 miles south of Taylors at 1,048 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 35°F. July is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 47.2 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (23.4 of 47.2 inches). September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 52 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 44 nights a year. That 47.2 inches is more than at 31 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (40%). Greer, 5 miles east, has its own station (Greer, SC): 49.6 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 35 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Feb | 58 | 38 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Mar | 65 | 44 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Apr | 75 | 52 | 3.6 | 6 |
| May | 81 | 61 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Jun | 88 | 68 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 89 | 71 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 84 | 65 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 54 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 64 | 44 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 56 | 37 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Year | 73 | 53 | 47.2 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greenville Dwtn Airport, SC (1,048 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 Taylors
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 329 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Taylors: 273 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 floods, 23 flash floods, 5 heavy rain events and 3 lightning strikes. They killed 4 people and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $6.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 2, 2003. July has had the most flash floods, 6 of 23. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 207 have had fewer than Taylors.
August 9, 2014: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Taylors — 2 killed, $1.5 million damage.
March 15, 1996: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Taylors — 1 killed, 3 injured, $100,000 damage.
August 20, 2006: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Taylors — 1 killed.
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 Taylors's ZIP code 29687 have filed 49 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Helene in 2024: 18 claims (37% of all) and $967,000. 39% 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, 55 have fewer than Taylors.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Helene2024 | 18 | $967,000 |
Greenville County, which includes Taylors, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 7, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Greenville County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, hail and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $169.0 million a year, the 6th highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $104.5 million (62%), 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.