Storms in South Carolina in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1970, 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 1970 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
- 42
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $3,000
- Episodes
- 25
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 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1970
April 1970
May 1970
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 5, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 11, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 13, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 21, 1970
- Hail in South Carolina, June 22, 1970
July 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 4, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 8, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 16, 1970
August 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 1, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 2, 1970
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 5, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 20, 1970
September 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 3, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 19, 1970
October 1970
November 1970
December 1970
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in South Carolina in 197019691971
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.