Storm History: Georgetown County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Georgetown 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
- 451
- Deaths
- 15
- Injuries
- 36
- Damage
- $78 million
- Episodes
- 292
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 | 144 | 0 | 2 | $586,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 112 | 0 | 1 | $727,000 |
| Tornado | 54 | 6 | 11 | $4.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 38 | 0 | 1 | $2.8 million |
| Lightning | 16 | 1 | 21 | $274,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 16 | 1 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 15 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 1 | 0 | $65,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Waterspout | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 1 | 0 | $68 million |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Tornado, September 4, 1979
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2000
- Tornado, October 11, 2002
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Lightning, July 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 27, 1996
- Tornado, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 7, 1995
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Lightning, August 25, 1996
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
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2025
- Rip Current, July 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2025
- Tornado, September 27, 2024
- Hail, August 20, 2024
- Tropical Storm, August 6, 2024
- Rip Current, July 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 9, 2024
- Tornado, December 17, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 20, 2023
- Tornado, August 30, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, August 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2023
- Rip Current, June 21, 2023
- Coastal Flood, May 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2022
- Tropical Storm, June 20, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Strong Wind, October 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2020
- Tornado, August 3, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, September 5, 2019
- Lightning, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Tornado, April 19, 2019
- Flood, December 30, 2018
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 14, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2018
- Hail, March 20, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Coastal Flood, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 29, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 24, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), October 8, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2016
- Hail, July 31, 2016
- Hail, July 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2016
- Hail, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 10, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2015
- Heat, June 14, 2015
- Lightning, May 11, 2015
- Tropical Storm, May 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2014
- Hail, July 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2014
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Hail, September 3, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2013
- Hail, November 4, 2012
- Flood, August 29, 2012
- Flood, August 28, 2012
- Heat, July 26, 2012
- Hail, July 11, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Heat, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Flood, May 16, 2012
- Flood, May 16, 2012
- Hail, May 16, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, May 5, 2012
- Hail, April 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2012
- High Wind, December 7, 2011
- Strong Wind, September 5, 2011
- Flood, August 26, 2011
- Heat, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2011
- Flood, July 9, 2011
- Wildfire, July 3, 2011
- Hail, June 23, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Tornado, April 16, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 5, 2011
- Hail, October 14, 2010
- Heavy Rain, September 27, 2010
- Hail, August 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 25, 2010
- Lightning, August 12, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2009
- Hail, June 16, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2008
- Lightning, July 10, 2008
- Lightning, July 7, 2008
- Hail, July 5, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 10, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2006
- Heavy Rain, November 7, 2006
- Lightning, July 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Hail, May 26, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2006
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Hail, April 8, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2005
- Heavy Rain, July 3, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
- Heavy Rain, October 3, 2004
- Tornado, September 27, 2004
- Rip Current, September 25, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2004
- Heavy Rain, July 2, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, July 2, 2004
- Heavy Rain, June 30, 2004
- Hail, June 30, 2004
- Heavy Rain, June 30, 2004
- Lightning, May 22, 2004
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2003
- Heavy Rain, July 19, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003
- Hail, May 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2003
- Heavy Rain, March 20, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 22, 2003
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2002
- Tornado, October 11, 2002
- Heavy Rain, August 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2002
- Hail, July 21, 2002
- Heavy Rain, July 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2002
- Lightning, August 29, 2001
- Lightning, August 20, 2001
- Lightning, August 13, 2001
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2001
- Lightning, July 2, 2001
- Lightning, June 2, 2001
- Hail, May 28, 2001
- Hail, May 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2001
- Flood, March 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2000
- Tornado, September 18, 2000
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2000
- Hail, August 28, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 2000
- Tornado, July 23, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2000
- Hail, March 10, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 15, 1999
- Lightning, July 6, 1999
- Hail, May 14, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1999
- Hail, April 27, 1999
- Hail, February 19, 1999
- Hail, February 19, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 1998
- Tornado, September 3, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 20, 1998
- Waterspout, August 10, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1998
- Lightning, June 29, 1998
- Waterspout, June 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Hail, June 1, 1998
- Hail, May 17, 1998
- Hail, May 4, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 3, 1998
- Tornado, September 24, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1997
- Waterspout, July 9, 1997
- Hail, July 5, 1997
- Lightning, June 21, 1997
- Hail, June 3, 1997
- Rip Current, June 3, 1997
- Hail, May 26, 1997
- Tornado, April 22, 1997
- Wildfire, March 8, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, October 8, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 27, 1996
- Lightning, August 25, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 23, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 1996
- Hail, May 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 1996
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 1995
- Hail, July 11, 1995
- Hail, May 19, 1995
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Georgetown CountyEvery warning in Georgetown 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.