Storms in South Carolina in 1962
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1962, 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 1962 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
- 4
- Damage
- $113,000
- Episodes
- 17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | 4 | $113,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1962
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, January 6, 1962
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, January 15, 1962
February 1962
April 1962
- Tornado in South Carolina, April 8, 1962
- Hail in South Carolina, April 12, 1962
- Hail in South Carolina, April 30, 1962
May 1962
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 9, 1962
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 15, 1962
- Hail in South Carolina, May 19, 1962
- Hail in South Carolina, May 23, 1962
- Hail in South Carolina, May 28, 1962
July 1962
August 1962
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1962Tornadoes in South Carolina in 196219611963
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.