Storm History: Florence County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Florence 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
- 686
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 53
- Damage
- $56 million
- Episodes
- 467
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 | 252 | 0 | 2 | $31 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 223 | 0 | 8 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 71 | 0 | 37 | $4.1 million |
| Flood | 26 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $605,000 |
| Lightning | 16 | 1 | 2 | $972,000 |
| Winter Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 9 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $407,000 |
| Drought | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 8 | 4 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $4.8 million |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 1 | $22,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 3 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Flood, October 4, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, September 24, 1994
- Lightning, July 10, 2008
- High Wind, September 5, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Tornado, January 8, 1953
- Tornado, June 8, 1980
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Flash Flood, August 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2004
- Lightning, June 12, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2007
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 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Tornado, January 8, 1953
- Tornado, September 29, 1963
- Tornado, August 29, 1964
- Tornado, April 13, 1966
- Tornado, March 12, 1967
- Tornado, May 27, 1981
- Tornado, June 10, 1982
- Tornado, June 2, 1985
- Tornado, August 28, 1988
- Tornado, March 3, 1991
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Flood, July 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Tornado, December 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Flood, July 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2022
- Tornado, June 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2021
- Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 17, 2020
- Tornado, September 17, 2020
- Flood, May 29, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Strong Wind, May 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2017
- Lightning, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Flood, July 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2017
- Hail, June 3, 2017
- Hail, May 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2017
- Hail, April 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Hail, July 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Hail, May 12, 2016
- Hail, April 22, 2016
- Lightning, February 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2016
- Flood, October 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Lightning, August 25, 2015
- Hail, August 5, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2015
- Heat, June 14, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Hail, May 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 26, 2013
- Hail, September 3, 2013
- Flood, August 23, 2013
- Flood, August 22, 2013
- Flood, July 27, 2013
- Tornado, July 2, 2013
- Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flood, July 1, 2013
- Flood, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2013
- Strong Wind, January 30, 2013
- Hail, November 4, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Hail, July 29, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2012
- Hail, July 9, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Flood, June 12, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2012
- Flood, May 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, April 27, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Lightning, March 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2012
- High Wind, December 7, 2011
- Hail, September 12, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2011
- Heat, July 21, 2011
- Hail, July 13, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2011
- Hail, May 27, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Lightning, May 11, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 28, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2010
- Heavy Rain, July 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Heavy Rain, June 18, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2009
- Hail, June 26, 2009
- Heavy Rain, June 15, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Hail, May 10, 2009
- Hail, May 4, 2009
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2009
- High Wind, January 7, 2009
- Hail, August 7, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2008
- Lightning, July 10, 2008
- Heavy Rain, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 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 17, 2007
- Tornado, July 11, 2007
- Hail, June 13, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 5, 2007
- Heavy Rain, May 12, 2007
- Hail, May 3, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 2, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Lightning, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 12, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2006
- Hail, June 8, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Hail, May 15, 2006
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Tornado, May 14, 2006
- Hail, May 5, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2005
- Heavy Rain, June 2, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2004
- Heavy Rain, September 27, 2004
- Tornado, September 27, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, September 16, 2004
- Tornado, September 7, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2004
- Tropical Storm, August 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Florence CountyEvery warning in Florence 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.