Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, November 22, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, November 22, 1992
Start: 1992-11-22T18:00
End: 1992-11-22T21:00
Location: South Carolina

November 22, 1992 · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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: 1
Injuries: 9
Property damage: $8.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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

8 tornado, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Saluda

When: November 22, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Saluda County
Rating: F2
Path length: 29 mi
Path width: 550 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.880, -81.830

Tornado, McCormick

When: November 22, 5:15 PM CST
Where: McCormick County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.820, -82.280

Tornado, Edgefield

When: November 22, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Edgefield County
Rating: F3
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.870, -82.130

Tornado, Saluda

When: November 22, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Saluda County
Rating: F3
Path length: 21 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 33.970, -81.880

Tornado, Newberry

When: November 22, 7:13 PM EST
Where: Newberry County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 550 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 34.100, -81.530

Tornado, Newberry

When: November 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Newberry County
Rating: F3
Path length: 18 mi
Path width: 400 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 34.120, -81.570

Tornado, Fairfield

When: November 22, 7:45 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.6 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 34.420, -81.220

Tornado, Fairfield

When: November 22, 8:12 PM EST
Where: Fairfield County
Rating: F0
Path length: 2.7 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 34.300, -81.020

Hail, Kershaw

When: November 22, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Kershaw County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 34.430, -80.580

Hail, Spartanburg

When: November 22, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Spartanburg County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 35.050, -81.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: November 22, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Greenville County
Coordinates: 34.870, -82.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherokee

When: November 22, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Cherokee County
Coordinates: 35.150, -81.800

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Saluda	1992-11-22				Direct

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 1992 Warnings in South Carolina, November 1992

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: 10109885, 10109882, 10109883, 10109884, 10110739, 10110738, 10110740, 10110741, 10155096, 10155098, 10110742, 10110743.