South Carolina, 1966

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 19, 1966

September 19, 1966 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Event by event

4 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clarendon

When
September 19, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Clarendon County
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
33.550, -80.150

Tornado, Charleston

When
September 19, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Charleston County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.780, -79.930

Tornado, Charleston

When
September 19, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Charleston County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.780, -79.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston

When
September 19, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Charleston County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
32.780, -79.900

Tornado, Dorchester

When
September 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dorchester County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
32.900, -80.180

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10111697, 10111698, 10111699, 10111700, 10111701.