Storm History: Abbeville County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Abbeville County, South Carolina: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 388
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 67
- Damage
- $91 million
- Episodes
- 333
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 113 | 0 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 71 | 0 | 1 | $55,000 |
| Tornado | 64 | 7 | 66 | $30 million |
| Drought | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $182,000 |
| Winter Weather | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | 0 | $410,000 |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 1 | 0 | $50 million |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $500 |
| Dense Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Ice Storm, January 2, 1999
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, December 4, 1994
- Tornado, April 6, 1956
- Tornado, May 27, 1973
- Lightning, June 24, 1996
- Lightning, July 7, 1999
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2021
- Hail, June 28, 1994
- Lightning, July 14, 1996
- Hail, April 8, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2004
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, May 27, 1973
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, April 6, 1956
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, March 23, 1979
- Tornado, June 2, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 1, 1991
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 12, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2021
- Hail, August 14, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, July 10, 2020
- Tornado, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, May 5, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, March 1, 2019
- Tornado, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- High Wind, September 11, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Drought, January 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 30, 2016
- Hail, June 1, 2016
- High Wind, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flood, November 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- High Wind, January 12, 2012
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2010
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Hail, September 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2010
- Hail, July 26, 2010
- Hail, July 11, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Hail, June 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, May 3, 2010
- Hail, April 25, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, April 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2009
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Hail, July 23, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 26, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Hail, December 29, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2005
- Hail, July 3, 2005
- Tornado, July 3, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Lightning, April 22, 2005
- Lightning, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 12, 2005
- Hail, April 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2004
- Drought, May 1, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tornado, November 19, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, May 6, 2003
- Tornado, April 21, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 21, 2003
- Hail, March 19, 2003
- Flood, March 6, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Hail, July 3, 2002
- Hail, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2001
- Drought, May 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Drought, April 1, 2001
- High Wind, March 20, 2001
- Drought, March 1, 2001
- Drought, February 1, 2001
- Tornado, December 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2000
- Strong Wind, November 9, 2000
- Drought, November 1, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 25, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Hail, August 24, 2000
- Hail, August 4, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2000
- Tornado, May 25, 2000
- High Wind, March 28, 2000
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2000
- Ice Storm, January 22, 2000
- Dense Fog, December 13, 1999
- Drought, October 1, 1999
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Drought, August 1, 1999
- Heat, July 26, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Drought, July 15, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Abbeville CountyEvery warning in Abbeville County since 1986Every county in South Carolina
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.