Funnel Cloud in South Carolina

Events

85

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Tornadoes in South Carolina, November 16, 20113 deaths · 5 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 4 eventsAn environment of strong wind shear and weak to moderate instability supported the development of a mini-supercell thunderstorm over the eastern Upstate of South Carolina. The storm produced an EF2 tornado in Chester County, along with a couple of weaker tornadoes.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 27, 20041 death · 17 injured · F2 · 15 eventsAn F1 tornado destroyed 2 mobile homes and damaged several others. Light to moderate damage occurred to the elementary school and its busses. Severe damage occurred to large open air outbuildings at a mill across the street from the school.
• Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, May 11, 2008$1.3 million · EF2 · 16 eventsA warm front lifted northward through southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia during the morning, with a strong cold front then sweeping through the area during the evening. This resulted in several rounds of severe weather across the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 22, 20201 death · $110 · 1.5 in hail · 29 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved east and interacted with a stationary front, producing a mesoscale convective system (MCS) which moved east across the northern Midlands of SC, producing widespread wind damage, with additional scattered severe thunderstorms developing across the…
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 20, 1999$10 million · 3.5 in hail · 24 eventsMulticell thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the afternoon, with a few evolving into long-lived supercells. Damaging straightline winds moved a barn off it's foundation and destroyed some metal buildings near Walhalla.
• Tornadoes and Hail in South Carolina, April 16, 2011$401,000 · EF1 · 18 eventsSupercell thunderstorms produced very large hail and 2 tornadoes in the east Midlands and Pee Dee region of SCs. No injuries or deaths occurred and only trees were taken down by the tornadoes.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 20, 2008$60,000 · 3 in hail · 64 eventsA trough of low pressure and a series of upper level disturbances moved into an unstable airmass across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia, resulting in the development of numerous well organized thunderstorms.
• Tornadoes in South Carolina, May 14, 2024$202,000 · EF1 · 3 eventsSome low-topped supercells occurred in association with an upper level disturbance in an environment with minimal instability but strong wind shear was present.
• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 19, 2019$197,000 · EF0 · 21 eventsA cold front produced a squall line that formed a severe thunderstorm outbreak with two tornadoes.
• Damaging Winds and High Wind in South Carolina, January 9, 2024$156,000 · 60 kt wind · 24 eventsA quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed along a strong cold front which pushed through a very high shear (80 knots of effective bulk shear)/low CAPE (500-1000 J/kg MLCAPE) environment across the area and the nearby coastal waters.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 24, 1999$300,000 · 2.25 in hail · 8 eventsStrong to severe thunderstorms developed just ahead of a cold front moving south through the Upstate during the afternoon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 7, 2008$139,000 · 1 in hail · 21 eventsA cold front in combination with the sea breeze in a highly unstable environment, resulted in numerous severe thunderstorms across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 23, 2010$68,000 · 2.5 in hail · 31 eventsAn upper level disturbance in combination with the sea breeze in an unstable environment resulted in numerous thunderstorms developing across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
• Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, June 27, 2009$162,000 · EF0 · 12 eventsA trough of low pressure in the lee of the Appalachians sparked thunderstorm development across central South Carolina which then propagated to the South Carolina coast.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 11, 2007$61,000 · 60 kt wind · 32 eventsA strong upper level short wave trough and an associated pre-frontal surface trough moving into a very unstable airmass resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 11, 2009$63,000 · 1 in hail · 26 eventsSevere convection developed along a lee side trough across the Midlands of South Carolina and central Georgia, then shifted east into the forecast area during the afternoon and evening as a potent upper level disturbance crossed the area.
• Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, April 9, 1998$50,000 · F1 · 6 eventsNumerous trees uprooted or snapped off, shingles taken off of nearby roofs, and several other buildings damaged.
• Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 25, 20002 injured · F1 · 22 eventsTraining multi-cell thunderstorms, some of which became supercells, tracked east across the Upstate during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms were particularly intense, producing long swaths of golf ball size hail and widespread wind damage.
• Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 12, 2009$99,000 · 80 kt wind · 12 eventsA developing trough of low pressure in the lee of the Appalachians in combination with the sea breeze and the approach of a strong upper level disturbance, resulted in scattered convection across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 16, 2009$46,000 · 1.75 in hail · 28 eventsA cold front pushed southward into the region and when combined with the sea breeze and an upper level disturbance, resulted in scattered thunderstorm development across southern South Carolina and southeast Georgia.
• Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, May 6, 2003$80,000 · F0 · 16 eventsA macroburst took down numerous trees causing damage to several homes and destroying a mobile home.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 23, 2011$64,000 · 1.25 in hail · 20 eventsClusters of thunderstorms developed ahead of a mid-level trough and very quickly turned severe as they increased in coverage during the mid and late afternoon. Several storm mergers and storm-boundary interactions were observed through radar interrogation.
• Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, August 26, 2008$66,000 · EF0 · 14 eventsThe remnants of Tropical Storm Fay moved through the area and produced severe weather and flooding.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 3, 2016$75,000 · EF0 · 7 eventsA strong cold front pushing eastward into the region produced several strong to severe thundertorms across the Midlands. The storms produced damaging winds...a microburst and an EF0 Tornado.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 19, 2011$42,000 · 1 in hail · 7 eventsSevere thunderstorms in the central Midlands produced some wind damage and large hail.

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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.