Storms in South Carolina in 1968
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1968, 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 1968 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
- 32
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $58,000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 1 | $58,000 |
| Hail | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1968
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 12, 1968
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 22, 1968
April 1968
May 1968
June 1968
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 7, 1968
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 1968
July 1968
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 4, 1968
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28, 1968
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 30, 1968
August 1968
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 8, 1968
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 19, 1968
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 24, 1968
September 1968
November 1968
December 1968
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1968Tornadoes in South Carolina in 196819671969
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.