Storms in South Carolina in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 1988, 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 1988 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
- 234
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $2.5 million
- Episodes
- 40
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 | 149 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hail | 83 | 0 | 5 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 1 | 2 | $2.5 million |
Every episode, month by month
April 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 13, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 15, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 18, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 19, 1988
- Hail in South Carolina, April 24, 1988
- Hail in South Carolina, April 25, 1988
May 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 4, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 17, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 24, 1988
June 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 3, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 8, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 9, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 17, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 25, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 9, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 10, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 13, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 16, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 18, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 27, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 29, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 30, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 1, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 8, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 21, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 28, 1988
September 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 3, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 25, 1988
November 1988
More
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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.