Storms in South Carolina in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 48
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $53,000
- Episodes
- 20
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 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 4 | 0 | 0 | $53,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, January 30, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, January 31, 1971
February 1971
- Hail in South Carolina, February 7, 1971
- Tornado in South Carolina, February 22, 1971
- Hail in South Carolina, February 26, 1971
March 1971
April 1971
- Hail in South Carolina, April 20, 1971
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 21, 1971
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 23, 1971
May 1971
June 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 7, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 15, 1971
- Hail in South Carolina, June 16, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 26, 1971
July 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 12, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 19, 1971
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 20, 1971
September 1971
November 1971
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in South Carolina in 197119701972
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.