Cold/Wind Chill in South Carolina

Events

145

Deaths

19

Injuries

1

Damage

$770 million

• Cold in South Carolina, December 23 to 24, 20222 deaths · 12 eventsAn arctic cold front swept across upstate South Carolina during the morning of the 23rd and introduced the coldest air mass in more than 5 years.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 25, 20002 deaths · 2 eventsA man in Anderson county was found frozen to death early in the morning. Authorities believe he stumbled and fell overnight and that alcohol contributed to his death from hypothermia.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 12, 19962 deaths · 1 eventTwo young boys fell through the ice which developed on a pond following the persistant cold weather. Both died of hypothermia after they were rescued.
• Cold in South Carolina, December 25, 19962 deaths · 1 eventCold weather was partly to blame for two fatalities (direct). An elderly man wandered away from home during the night and was found in a creek the next morning. An elderly woman turned the heat down to 50 degrees and died from hypothermia.
• Cold in South Carolina, March 16, 2017$750 million · 15 eventsThe 2017 growing season began early across Upstate South Carolina, due to an unusually warm February and early March that saw average temperatures of almost 10 degrees above normal.
• Cold in South Carolina, March 8, 1996$20 million · 15 eventsRecord cold severely damaged the Upstate peach crop.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 19961 death · 9 eventsArtic airmass encompassed entire CWA of NWSO CHS, causing record low temperatures. Also, this airmass produced measurable snowfall up to one inch in southeast Georgia. This unusual event contributed to numerous minor accidents.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 2, 20261 death · 1 injured · 1 eventHigh pressure and light/calm winds led to a strong radiational cooling night across Southeast South Carolina, supporting temperatures in the mid-upper teens inland to the lower-mid 20s near coastal areas.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 4, 19961 death · 1 eventA woman died in her home after her kerosene heater ran out of fuel. The temperature was about 15 degrees in her home at the time her body was found.
• Cold in South Carolina, November 18, 19971 death · 1 eventCold weather contributed to the death of a man who apparently fell asleep on the porch of a boarding house. Alcohol likely contributed to the death also.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 21, 19981 death · 1 eventA man died from exposure to the cold during the early morning. Alcohol was partly to blame.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 20, 20001 death · 1 eventAn elderly woman fell outside her home and was unable to crawl 60 feet back to her house before falling victim to hypothermia.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 2, 20001 death · 1 eventA man was found frozen to death early in the morning in the city of Walhalla. Alcohol contributed to his death. Morning lows were in the middle 20s.
• Cold in South Carolina, December 12 to 13, 20001 death · 1 eventBitterly cold temperatures persisted over upstate South Carolina during mid-December, eventually reaching dangerous status. A 79-year old male Alzheimer's patient died of susoected hypothermia sometime during the night of the 12th-13th.
• Cold in South Carolina, December 22 to 23, 20001 death · 1 eventThe extreme cold that had affected northwest South Carolina for most of December claimed another Oconee County victim early on the 23rd. This victim was a 48-year old female, found locked out of her home, who died due to exposure to the elements.
• Cold in South Carolina, December 29 to 30, 20001 death · 1 eventThe cold claimed another victim on the morning of December 30th.The victim this time was a 76-year old female, who became disoriented and died due to exposure to the cold weather. When found, she was clothed only in a thin nightgown.
• Cold in South Carolina, December 6, 20101 death · 1 eventUnseasonably cold weather was apparently responsible for a man's death in Marion County.
• Cold in South Carolina, April 1, 199715 eventsSeveral cold snaps following the relatively mild late winter caused low temperatures to dip into the 20s and 30s, likely causing some damage to area crops.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 6 to 7, 201415 eventsAn arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 1, 202614 eventsDangerous cold that began during the morning of the 31st across the South Carolina Piedmont and foothills continued through the morning of the 1st.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 7 to 8, 20156 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved through the western Carolinas during the morning and afternoon of the 7th, bringing gusty winds and very cold air to the Piedmont and foothills.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 19 to 20, 20154 eventsA strong arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the afternoon and evening of the 18th, bringing strong winds and very cold air to the region.
• Cold in South Carolina, February 18 to 20, 20153 eventsA strong arctic cold front blasted through the southern Appalachians during the afternoon and evening of the 18th, bringing strong winds and bitterly cold air to the region.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 7 to 8, 20153 eventsAn arctic cold front moved through the southern Appalachians during the morning and afternoon of the 7th, bringing strong winds and very cold air to the region.
• Cold in South Carolina, January 1 to 7, 20183 eventsA large area of arctic high pressure slowly settled in over the South Carolina mountains in the wake of a cold front that pushed through the area on 12/30, resulting in an extended period of unusually cold weather across the region.

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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.