Storms in South Carolina in 1957
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1957, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Carolina in 1957 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 28
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $1.1 million
- Episodes
- 14
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 19 | $1.1 million |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1957
April 1957
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 5, 1957
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 8, 1957
May 1957
- Hail in South Carolina, May 2, 1957
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 22, 1957
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 23, 1957
June 1957
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 18, 1957
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 28, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 30, 1957
July 1957
August 1957
September 1957
November 1957
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1957Tornadoes in South Carolina in 195719561958
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.