Storm History: Dillon County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Dillon 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
- 316
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 49
- Damage
- $36 million
- Episodes
- 238
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 112 | 0 | 4 | $572,000 |
| Hail | 98 | 0 | 2 | $288,000 |
| Tornado | 41 | 3 | 42 | $8.5 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 12 | 1 | 0 | $18 million |
| Winter Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 1 | $6.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- High Wind, September 5, 1996
- Tornado, September 29, 1963
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, May 20, 1980
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Tornado, November 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1996
- Tornado, February 21, 1989
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1996
- High Wind, March 3, 1999
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, May 3, 1994
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Hail, June 9, 1995
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2023
- Hail, April 22, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, October 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020
- Hail, May 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Heat, June 14, 2015
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Flood, July 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Hail, July 10, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2011
- Heat, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2011
- Hail, May 28, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2010
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2009
- Hail, June 9, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2009
- Tornado, November 14, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008
- Hail, July 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Flood, April 6, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 2008
- Drought, February 1, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2006
- Hail, October 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2004
- Tornado, September 27, 2004
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2004
- Hail, August 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Hail, July 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Hail, May 3, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2003
- Hail, April 26, 2003
- Hail, March 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, August 17, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2002
- Drought, June 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2002
- Hail, March 31, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2002
- Drought, November 15, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Hail, September 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2000
- Lightning, June 13, 2000
- Hail, May 27, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, April 17, 2000
- Hail, April 17, 2000
- Hail, April 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2000
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2000
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Drought, August 19, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 1999
- Hail, May 14, 1999
- Hail, May 13, 1999
- Tornado, May 6, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 1999
- High Wind, March 3, 1999
- High Wind, August 26, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 1998
- Hail, March 20, 1998
- Tornado, March 8, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 1996
- High Wind, September 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1996
- Hail, June 4, 1996
- Hail, June 4, 1996
- Hail, May 29, 1996
- Hail, May 26, 1996
- Hail, May 26, 1996
- Hail, May 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 1995
- Tornado, July 6, 1995
- Tornado, June 12, 1995
- Hail, June 9, 1995
- Hail, May 19, 1995
- Hail, May 10, 1995
- Tornado, January 6, 1995
- Hail, June 29, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1994
- Hail, May 3, 1994
- Hail, May 1, 1994
- Hail, April 15, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1990
- Hail, July 1, 1990
- Tornado, June 16, 1989
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, February 21, 1989
- Hail, July 13, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1986
- Hail, May 25, 1986
- Hail, June 6, 1985
- Hail, June 5, 1985
- Hail, May 8, 1984
- Tornado, June 10, 1982
- Tornado, February 2, 1981
- Tornado, May 20, 1980
- Tornado, March 4, 1977
- Hail, May 11, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 1975
- Hail, July 4, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 1973
- Tornado, March 17, 1965
- Tornado, September 29, 1963
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 1963
- Hail, May 19, 1962
- Hail, May 1, 1960
- Tornado, June 25, 1956
- Tornado, August 10, 1955
More
Tornadoes in Dillon CountyEvery warning in Dillon 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.