Storms in South Carolina in 1981
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1981, 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 1981 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
- 25
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $2.6 million
- Episodes
- 14
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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 6 | $2.6 million |
| Hail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
February 1981
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, February 2, 1981
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, February 10, 1981
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, February 11, 1981
April 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 19, 1981
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 20, 1981
May 1981
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 27, 1981
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 31, 1981
June 1981
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 18, 1981
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 1981
July 1981
- Tornado in South Carolina, July 3, 1981
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 11, 1981
- Tornado in South Carolina, July 26, 1981
August 1981
More
Every year in South CarolinaEvery state in 1981Tornadoes in South Carolina in 198119801982
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.