Storms in South Carolina in 2008
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 2008, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
South Carolina in 2008 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
- 1,521
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 33
- Damage
- $17 million
- Episodes
- 212
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 | 612 | 1 | 8 | $278,000 |
| Hail | 531 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Drought | 117 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 64 | 0 | 21 | $11 million |
| High Wind | 55 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Flash Flood | 47 | 0 | 0 | $421,000 |
| Lightning | 21 | 1 | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 11 | 2 | 2 | $117,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 11 | 1 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Dense Smoke | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, January 1 to 31, 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, January 1 to 31, 2008
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 1 to 2, 2008
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, January 11, 2008
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 16 to 17, 2008
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 16 to 17, 2008
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 16 to 17, 2008
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 19, 2008
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 30, 2008
February 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, February 1 to 29, 2008
- Wildfire in South Carolina, February 10, 2008
- High Wind in South Carolina, February 10, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 17, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 18, 2008
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, February 18, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 26, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 26, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 26, 2008
March 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, March 1 to 31, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, March 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, March 7, 2008
- High Wind in South Carolina, March 8, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, March 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, March 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, March 15, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, March 15, 2008
April 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, April 1 to 8, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 4, 2008
- Flood in South Carolina, April 6 to 7, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, April 11, 2008
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 15, 2008
- Dust Devil in South Carolina, April 15, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 19, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 19, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 26 to 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, April 26 to 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 26, 2008
May 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 5, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 5, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 5, 2008
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, May 9, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 9, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 10, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 10, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 11, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 11, 2008
- High Wind in South Carolina, May 12, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 20, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, May 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 28, 2008
June 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, June 1 to 30, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 1, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 1, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 1, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 9, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 9, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 9, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 10, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 10, 2008
- Dense Smoke in South Carolina, June 11 to 12, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 11, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 11, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 11, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 12, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 15, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 15, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 15, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 17, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 17, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 17, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 19, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 19, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20 to 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 20, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flood in South Carolina, June 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, June 25, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 28, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 28, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 29, 2008
July 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, July 1 to 31, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 4, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, July 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 4, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, July 4, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 5, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 5, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 7, 2008
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 7, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, July 7, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 8, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 9, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, July 9, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, July 10, 2008
- Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, July 10, 2008
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 10, 2008
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2008
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, July 14, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 22, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 23, 2008
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 27, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 28, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 28, 2008
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 29, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 29, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 29, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 29, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 30, 2008
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 31, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 31, 2008
August 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, August 1, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 2, 2008
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, August 2, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 2 to 3, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 3, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 4, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 5, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, August 6, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, August 7, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 7, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 7, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 7, 2008
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, August 7, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 15, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 16, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 16, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 16, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 17, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, August 17, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 21 to 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 25, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 26, 2008
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in South Carolina, August 26 to 27, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 31, 2008
September 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, September 1 to 30, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 5 to 6, 2008
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, September 5 to 6, 2008
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, September 9, 2008
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, September 9, 2008
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, September 15, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 16, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, September 16, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, September 30, 2008
October 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, October 1 to 31, 2008
- Hail in South Carolina, October 1, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, October 8, 2008
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, October 8, 2008
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, October 8, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, October 9, 2008
- High Wind in South Carolina, October 24, 2008
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in South Carolina, October 24, 2008
- High Wind in South Carolina, October 24, 2008
November 2008
- Drought in South Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, November 14, 2008
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, November 14 to 15, 2008
December 2008
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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.