Storms in South Carolina in 1980
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1980, 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 1980 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
- 41
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 45
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 23
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 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 45 | $11 million |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1980
April 1980
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, April 13, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 14, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 27, 1980
May 1980
June 1980
July 1980
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 4, 1980
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 6, 1980
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 13, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 23, 1980
August 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 1, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 7, 1980
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 8, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 10, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 12, 1980
September 1980
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1980Tornadoes in South Carolina in 198019791981
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.