Ice Storm in South Carolina

Events

302

Deaths

3

Injuries

28

Damage

$149 million

• Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 12 to 13, 20142 deaths · 3 injured · 10 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked from the Gulf of Mexico to off the southeast coast, producing widespread precipitation across southeast South Carolina.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 4 to 5, 2002$100 million · 14 eventsFreezing rain began across upstate South Carolina during the early afternoon of the 4th, and had spread into the eastern piedmont by mid afternoon. Resultant damage due to ice accumulation began during the mid-to-late afternoon.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 17, 20031 death · 2 injured · $30,000 · 4 eventsAround a tenth of an inch of freezing rain fell. A three vehicle accident occurred over an icy bridge onHwy 15. A woman was killed with two other injuries. Many schools and businesses were either closed or opened late.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 16 to 17, 200322 injured · 5 eventsAn ice storm over the upper midlands produced 1/4 to 3/4 of an inch of ice on trees, highways, and other structures. Some trees and powerlines fell causing power outages in parts of Lancaster, Newberry, and Fairfield counties.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 1999$20 million · 13 eventsA shallow cold arctic airmass in place ahead of a developing storm system in the southern Plains set the stage for a significant ice storm for most of the Upstate during the evening of the 2nd.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 26 to 27, 2004$23 million · 7 eventsAnother episode of frozen precipitation occurred on the heels of the storm of January 25th, bringing more freezing rain and sleet to areas that already had over a quarter inch of ice still in the trees.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 25, 2004$3.0 million · 3 eventsFreezing rain began falling over the area the morning of Jan 25th, with ice accumulations reaching a quarter of an inch by the afternoon. Tree limbs snapped from the weight of the ice, causing widespread power outages.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 10, 2011$716,000 · 25 eventsAn area of low pressure developed in the northeast Gulf of Mexico and tracked eastward across the northern Florida peninsula, then northeastward off the southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina coast.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005$900,000 · 4 events
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005$400,000 · 4 eventsIce accretion reached damaging levels across the lower piedmont shortly before sunrise. Numerous trees fell and power outages were widespread (approx 50,000 in Anderson County alone.) Many trees and large limbs fell on and damaged homes and vehicles.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 15, 2005$250,000 · 5 eventsIce accretion began to cause damage across northern portions of upstate South Carolina just prior to sunrise. By late morning, the ice storm had become quite serious, as thousands of trees fell across the area, and power outages were widespread.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 9, 1997$200,000 · 8 events
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 30, 2010$170,000 · 11 eventsA winter storm moved up the SC coast and produced snow, sleet, and freezing rain to Lancaster, Chesterfield, and Newberry counties. Freezing rain and some sleet fell in Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Saluda, Lexington, Richland, Sumter, and northern Clarendon counties.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, February 16 to 17, 2015$55,000 · 5 eventsPrecipitation that initially began as a mixture of rain and sleet transitioned to freezing rain as temperatures cooled to freezing and below across the southern South Carolina Piedmont.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 25, 1998$47,000 · 1 eventLight rain froze on roads in the western part of the county, causing three car accidents. One accident occurred on US15 , 9 miles west of Bennettsville, and the other two happened on SC9 in Wallace.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 22 to 23, 200019 eventsA cold dome of arctic high pressure centered over the Mid-Atlantic States provided very cold and dry air to Upstate South Carolina. Meanwhile, weak low pressure moved east along a frontal boundary stalled across the Gulf Coast States to the Georgia coast.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 200218 eventsA major winter storm moved through the CSRA of Georgia and the midlands of South Carolina. Ice accumulations mainly occurred in the eastern thirds of the CWA with mainly snow over the remainder of the CWA.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 25 to 27, 200418 eventsAn ice storm began over the North Midlands of South Carolina on Sunday night and gradually spread south into the Central Midlands and CSRA on Monday. The storm continued into Tuesday, but was mainly freezing drizzle during that time.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 29 to 30, 200518 eventsAn ice storm started late Friday night and continued off and on through Saturday night. Most areas received a quarter of an inch of ice on trees and other structures. Some areas received a quarter to a half an inch of ice.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in South Carolina, February 12 to 13, 201418 eventsA major winter storm spread into South Carolina producing up to 1.25 inches of ice taking down trees, powerlines, and causing damage to other structures.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 28 to 29, 20141 injured · 9 eventsA strong but shallow arctic cold front pushed through the region early in the day on 1/28/14. By that evening, a strong cold air damming regime prevailed as northerly surface winds pushed temperatures to around freezing across nearly all of southeast South Carolina.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 29 to 30, 200015 eventsWeakening low pressure in the Ohio River Valley, developing low pressure along the Gulf Coast and cold, arctic air in place across the Carolinas resulted in an icy mess across Upstate South Carolina.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 26, 200415 eventsAn ice storm in the midlands produced 1/4 to 3/4 inch of ice taking down trees and powerlines. Some areas also reported sleet that accumulated up to an inch. Several power outages were reported, some that lasted almost a week. Numerous traffic accidents occured.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 25, 202614 eventsA classic ice storm setup developed across the Midlands of South Carolina January 25th. Cold air damming at the surface and strong overrunning aloft produced light and moderate freezing across the Central Midlands with sleet predominant in the Northern Midlands.
• Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 18, 2007$15,000 · 3 eventsA minor ice storm hit portions of the upstate and pee dee counties with a 1/4 inch if ice on trees and other structures.

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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.