Storms in South Carolina in 2018
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Carolina in 2018, 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 2018 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
- 929
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $5.9 million
- Episodes
- 161
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 | 504 | 0 | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Hail | 93 | 0 | 0 | $166,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 84 | 0 | 0 | $39,000 |
| Flash Flood | 57 | 0 | 0 | $63,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 20 | 1 | 1 | $80,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 18 | 0 | 2 | $186,000 |
| Winter Storm | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 16 | 0 | 4 | $20,000 |
| Flood | 16 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| Coastal Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 6 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2018
- Cold in South Carolina, January 1 to 7, 2018
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 3 to 4, 2018
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 17, 2018
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 17, 2018
- Cold in South Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2018
February 2018
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, February 4, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 4, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 7, 2018
March 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 1, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 1, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 17, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 20, 2018
- Hail in South Carolina, March 20, 2018
- Hail in South Carolina, March 20, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, March 21, 2018
April 2018
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 15, 2018
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 15, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 15, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 15, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 23, 2018
- Hail in South Carolina, April 26, 2018
May 2018
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 10, 2018
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, May 11, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 12, 2018
- Flooding in South Carolina, May 16, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, May 17, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in South Carolina, May 18, 2018
- Hail in South Carolina, May 20, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, May 26, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, May 27, 2018
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, May 28, 2018
- Tornado in South Carolina, May 28, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 29, 2018
- Flood in South Carolina, May 29 to 30, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 31, 2018
June 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 1, 2018
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 1, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 2, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 2, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 3, 2018
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, June 8, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 9, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 10, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 10, 2018
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 11, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 13, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2018
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 14, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 14, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 14, 2018
- Hail in South Carolina, June 15, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 15, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 15, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 16, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 16, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 17, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 18, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 20, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 20, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 24, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 27, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 27, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 27, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 29, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 29, 2018
July 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 1, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 3, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 6, 2018
- Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, July 7, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, July 12, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 12, 2018
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 12, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 12, 2018
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 17, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 17, 2018
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 18, 2018
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 20, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21 to 22, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 23, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 23, 2018
- Tornado in South Carolina, July 23, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, July 25, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 25, 2018
- Hail and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 26, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood in South Carolina, July 29, 2018
- Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 29 to 30, 2018
August 2018
- Tornado in South Carolina, August 1, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 2, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 2, 2018
- Flood and Heavy Rain in South Carolina, August 3 to 5, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 6, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 6, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 7, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 8, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 8, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 8, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 9, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 9, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 9, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 12 to 13, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 14, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 18, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 18, 2018
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 19, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 21, 2018
- Rip Current in South Carolina, August 24, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 31, 2018
September 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 2, 2018
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 10, 2018
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in South Carolina, September 14 to 16, 2018
- Tropical Depression in South Carolina, September 14 to 15, 2018
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 14 to 17, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 27, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 27, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 27, 2018
October 2018
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, October 10 to 11, 2018
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, October 10 to 11, 2018
- Tropical Storm in South Carolina, October 11, 2018
- Tropical Storm in South Carolina, October 11, 2018
- Flood in South Carolina, October 11, 2018
November 2018
- Flooding in South Carolina, November 12 to 13, 2018
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, November 12 to 13, 2018
- Flooding in South Carolina, November 15 to 16, 2018
- Coastal Flood in South Carolina, November 23, 2018
- Coastal Flood in South Carolina, November 24, 2018
December 2018
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, December 8 to 9, 2018
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, December 8 to 9, 2018
- Coastal Flood in South Carolina, December 9, 2018
- Flooding in South Carolina, December 14, 2018
- Flood in South Carolina, December 14, 2018
- Flood in South Carolina, December 21, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, December 21, 2018
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, December 21, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 28, 2018
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, December 28, 2018
- Flooding in South Carolina, December 30, 2018
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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.