Storm History: Barnwell County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Barnwell 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
- 337
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 23
- Damage
- $20 million
- Episodes
- 241
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 | 125 | 0 | 1 | $657,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 83 | 0 | 1 | $263,000 |
| Tornado | 73 | 0 | 20 | $17 million |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | 1 | $82,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| High Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Tornado, January 13, 1972
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Tornado, May 1, 1989
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Lightning, August 11, 2023
- Hail, June 28, 1995
- Tornado, June 12, 1952
- Tornado, February 18, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 1995
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2016
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Strong Wind, January 15, 2016
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Hail, June 29, 2010
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, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Tornado, December 10, 2004
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, February 18, 1975
- Tornado, May 1, 1989
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2025
- Hail, March 31, 2025
- Tornado, March 16, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Strong Wind, April 11, 2024
- Tornado, August 30, 2023
- Lightning, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023
- Tornado, January 4, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2022
- Hail, June 23, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022
- Hail, May 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- High Wind, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Hail, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2019
- Tornado, October 10, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Hail, June 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2017
- Hail, July 19, 2017
- Flood, July 8, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Hail, February 15, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2016
- Strong Wind, January 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2015
- Hail, July 2, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Hail, September 2, 2013
- Hail, August 20, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Flood, June 25, 2013
- Flood, June 10, 2013
- Flood, June 9, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2012
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2012
- Tornado, May 14, 2012
- Flash Flood, March 24, 2012
- Hail, March 17, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Hail, September 28, 2011
- Tornado, September 5, 2011
- Hail, August 22, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 2011
- Hail, May 26, 2011
- Tornado, April 28, 2011
- Hail, April 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Hail, July 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Hail, February 19, 2009
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- High Wind, October 24, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2008
- Tornado, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2007
- Hail, July 11, 2007
- Flood, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2007
- Tornado, June 11, 2007
- Tornado, April 14, 2007
- Hail, October 11, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Lightning, June 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2006
- Hail, May 22, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, December 28, 2005
- Hail, August 21, 2005
- Hail, June 18, 2005
- Lightning, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 20, 2005
- Hail, May 17, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 10, 2005
- Hail, April 22, 2005
- Hail, February 21, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2005
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2004
- Tornado, December 10, 2004
- Tornado, November 24, 2004
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Hail, June 7, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2003
- Hail, June 16, 2003
- Hail, May 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2003
- Hail, March 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, June 3, 2002
- Hail, May 3, 2002
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2001
- Hail, June 25, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2001
- Tornado, September 22, 2000
- Hail, August 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2000
- Hail, June 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 1999
- Hail, July 6, 1999
- Tornado, April 24, 1999
- Tornado, April 15, 1999
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Ice Storm, March 9, 1999
- Hail, June 27, 1998
- Hail, June 21, 1998
- Hail, June 19, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Tornado, June 4, 1998
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Hail, May 3, 1998
- Hail, April 3, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 1997
- Hail, August 5, 1997
- Hail, July 5, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1997
- Hail, April 23, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 1997
- Hail, May 24, 1996
- Hail, May 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 1996
- Hail, March 15, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Hail, June 28, 1995
- Hail, June 9, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 1995
- Hail, May 19, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 1995
- Hail, May 13, 1993
- Tornado, March 31, 1993
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, June 16, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, May 1, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 1985
- Hail, May 15, 1985
- Tornado, April 23, 1983
- Tornado, April 13, 1979
- Tornado, February 24, 1977
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 1976
- Hail, April 21, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 1975
- Tornado, February 18, 1975
- Tornado, March 21, 1974
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, January 13, 1972
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 15, 1971
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 1967
- Tornado, April 8, 1964
- Tornado, April 30, 1963
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 20, 1963
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 1957
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 1956
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 1956
- Tornado, June 12, 1952
More
Tornadoes in Barnwell CountyEvery warning in Barnwell 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.