Storm History: Greenwood County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Greenwood 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
- 535
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 31
- Damage
- $93 million
- Episodes
- 428
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 | 169 | 0 | 1 | $51,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 135 | 0 | 0 | $302,000 |
| Tornado | 80 | 2 | 29 | $19 million |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $485,000 |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | $6.7 million |
| Lightning | 9 | 0 | 1 | $176,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $31,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 1 | 0 | $50 million |
| Dense Fog | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 1 | 0 | $15 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, December 13, 1973
- Tornado, April 15, 1993
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Ice Storm, January 2, 1999
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2015
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, March 8, 1995
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Lightning, July 31, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 1996
- Tornado, May 7, 1998
- Tornado, March 31, 1993
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, December 13, 1973
- Tornado, March 31, 1973
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, November 7, 1995
- Tornado, August 16, 1994
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, April 22, 1958
- Tornado, May 17, 1968
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, June 10, 1982
- Tornado, June 2, 1985
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, April 15, 1993
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 12, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Tropical Storm, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Flood, January 13, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Hail, August 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- High Wind, September 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 12, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Drought, September 1, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2016
- Hail, June 30, 2016
- Hail, June 17, 2016
- High Wind, February 24, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flood, December 22, 2015
- Flood, November 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2015
- Ice Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2014
- Hail, July 3, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 9, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, March 3, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2011
- Hail, July 6, 2011
- Hail, June 24, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 3, 2011
- Hail, April 28, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2010
- Lightning, July 31, 2010
- Hail, July 26, 2010
- Hail, June 29, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Tornado, May 3, 2010
- Hail, March 21, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Hail, August 5, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Hail, May 2, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2009
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 10, 2008
- Drought, November 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 2008
- Drought, October 1, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Hail, July 21, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Hail, May 12, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2007
- Tornado, January 5, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2006
- Hail, June 2, 2006
- Hail, May 25, 2006
- Hail, May 21, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Hail, May 20, 2006
- Lightning, May 18, 2006
- Hail, April 19, 2006
- Hail, April 3, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 15, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Hail, December 4, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005
- Hail, April 12, 2005
- High Wind, April 2, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2004
- Lightning, June 12, 2004
- Drought, May 1, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, March 27, 2004
- High Wind, March 7, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 26, 2004
- Ice Storm, January 25, 2004
- Lightning, September 4, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2003
- Hail, July 10, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2003
- Lightning, July 3, 2003
- Flood, July 1, 2003
- Hail, May 6, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 21, 2003
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2002
- Drought, August 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2002
- Hail, June 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2002
- Hail, May 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2002
- Drought, December 1, 2001
- Drought, November 1, 2001
- Drought, August 1, 2001
- Lightning, June 30, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Greenwood CountyEvery warning in Greenwood 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.