Storm History: Berkeley County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Berkeley 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
- 1,092
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 59
- Damage
- $16 million
- Episodes
- 556
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 | 450 | 0 | 8 | $284,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 273 | 2 | 6 | $819,000 |
| Tornado | 153 | 2 | 38 | $10 million |
| Flash Flood | 75 | 0 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| Drought | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 20 | 0 | 1 | $18,000 |
| Strong Wind | 17 | 2 | 0 | $34,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 11 | 0 | 3 | $9,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 9 | 0 | 1 | $317,000 |
| Heat | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 1 | 1 | $210,000 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Winter Weather | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2015
- Tornado, September 3, 1998
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 1994
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Lightning, May 7, 2006
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2011
- Tornado, June 27, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2013
- Hail, April 22, 1995
- Tornado, April 28, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 6, 1997
- Tornado, April 27, 1950
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 13, 2020
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Tornado, May 10, 1998
- Tornado, September 22, 2000
- Tornado, August 29, 1964
- Tornado, October 1, 1989
- Tornado, March 3, 1991
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, September 3, 1998
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, May 11, 2008
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2026
- Hail, June 12, 2026
- Hail, April 30, 2026
- Hail, March 15, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2025
- Lightning, August 15, 2025
- Flood, August 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025
- Tornado, July 10, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Hail, June 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025
- Hail, April 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, September 26, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Tornado, August 5, 2024
- Hail, June 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Strong Wind, January 9, 2024
- Strong Wind, December 10, 2023
- Tornado, August 30, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 21, 2023
- Hail, June 18, 2023
- Strong Wind, May 14, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Flood, February 11, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Lightning, July 22, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Hail, June 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2022
- Hail, May 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2022
- Tornado, April 6, 2022
- Tornado, April 5, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 31, 2022
- Hail, March 16, 2022
- High Wind, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- High Wind, January 3, 2022
- Hail, December 30, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2021
- Hail, June 15, 2021
- Hail, June 5, 2021
- Hail, May 11, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2021
- Hail, March 31, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020
- Hail, August 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Tropical Depression, May 30, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tropical Storm, September 4, 2019
- Hail, August 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Hail, July 3, 2019
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Hail, May 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2019
- Hail, March 3, 2019
- Tropical Storm, October 10, 2018
- Tropical Depression, September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2018
- Hail, June 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Hail, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, September 11, 2017
- Heat, August 16, 2017
- Hail, July 19, 2017
- Hail, July 15, 2017
- Hail, July 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Hail, February 15, 2017
- Tropical Storm, October 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2016
- Hail, July 19, 2016
- Lightning, July 17, 2016
- Hail, July 16, 2016
- Hail, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Tornado, December 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Hail, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 22, 2015
- Tornado, June 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2015
- Wildfire, March 17, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 12, 2014
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2014
- Strong Wind, January 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2013
- Strong Wind, November 12, 2013
- Funnel Cloud, October 6, 2013
- Hail, September 3, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Hail, June 27, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2013
- Tropical Storm, June 6, 2013
- Tornado, June 4, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2013
- Hail, April 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Flash Flood, February 26, 2013
- Strong Wind, December 20, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 13, 2012
- Tornado, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2012
- Hail, April 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 4, 2012
- Hail, March 16, 2012
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2011
- Hail, August 22, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 4, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2011
- Hail, July 31, 2011
- Hail, July 13, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Hail, July 2, 2011
- Hail, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 28, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 21, 2011
- Strong Wind, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Wildfire, March 1, 2011
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2011
- Hail, October 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2010
- Hail, August 6, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2010
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2010
- Hail, June 28, 2010
- Hail, June 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Hail, May 16, 2010
- Tornado, April 8, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Lightning, February 9, 2010
- Strong Wind, January 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2009
- Tornado, June 27, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2009
- Hail, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2009
- High Wind, April 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 9, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Berkeley CountyEvery warning in Berkeley 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.