South Carolina, 1991

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 1, 1991

March 1, 1991 · NWS GSP · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

Event by event

11 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
March 1, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
34.380, -82.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When
March 1, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Abbeville County
Coordinates
34.220, -82.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
March 1, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
34.620, -82.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
March 1, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Anderson County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
34.450, -82.380

Tornado, Aiken

When
March 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Aiken County
Rating
F2
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
150 yd
Coordinates
33.370, -81.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When
March 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Aiken County
Coordinates
33.550, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When
March 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Aiken County
Coordinates
33.580, -81.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
March 1, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Lexington County
Coordinates
33.980, -81.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When
March 1, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Orangeburg County
Coordinates
33.530, -80.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
March 1, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Richland County
Coordinates
34.030, -80.980

Tornado, Darlington

When
March 1, 11:45 PM EST
Where
Darlington County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
34.370, -79.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Lee

When
March 1, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Lee County
Coordinates
34.300, -80.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Darlington

When
March 1, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Darlington County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
34.400, -79.880

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Every storm in South Carolina in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 1991Warnings in South Carolina, March 1991

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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10110080, 10110081, 10110082, 10110083, 10110084, 10110085, 10110086, 10110087, 10110088, 10110089, 10110092, 10110090, 10110091.