Storm History: Pickens County, South Carolina

Events

599

Deaths

4

Injuries

37

Damage

$12 million

Episodes

420

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.

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• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 20192 deaths · 2 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 7, 19981 death · 7 injured · $3.0 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20131 death · $250,000 · 4 events here

• Tornado, January 7, 19981 death · 7 injured · $3.0 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 30, 2010$1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 10, 1990$500,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 31, 1993$500,000 · F0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 1994$500,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2005$400,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024$345,000 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 5, 1977$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 20031 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20131 death · $250,000 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2022$250,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 2003$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2003$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$200,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20208 injured · $200,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 1, 2023$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2017$130,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2003$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, August 20, 19993.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20143 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 19853 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 19, 19922.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 21, 19972.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 1, 20172 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20152 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 2016$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 31, 1973$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 1984F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1973$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1994F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20208 injured · $200,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 7, 19981 death · 7 injured · $3.0 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 30, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 1989F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 15, 1989F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1994$50,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2008EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Pickens County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 30, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 24, 20262 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024$345,000 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, January 9, 2024$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 202365 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2023$3,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 2023$200,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2022$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2022$10,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2022$250,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2021$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2020$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2020$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 20208 injured · $200,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 6, 2020$2.0 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020$500 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 2019$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 20192 deaths · 2 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 19, 2019$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2018$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2018$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 16, 2018$500 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 2017$250,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 201750 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2017$130,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 1, 20172 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 14, 2016$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 20152 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 14, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$100,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2014$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20141.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20143 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, January 11, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20131 death · $250,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2013$200,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 21, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 30, 201350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 201255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 201250 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201250 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 26, 20121.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 31, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, January 11, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20111.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201155 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 201155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20111 injured · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 201160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 4, 20111 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 28, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 30, 2010$1.5 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 27, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 201050 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201060 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 201055 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 2010$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, February 5, 20101 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 200955 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20091 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2009EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 200965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 200950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 20, 200950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 18, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2008EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 5, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 200860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 200860 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 200855 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 4, 200870 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 200850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 200755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20071 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 200750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20071 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, January 5, 200715 injured · $50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2006$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 26, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2006$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, May 27, 20061 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 200660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20060.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 200650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20051 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2005$400,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 8, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, May 20, 2005$16,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2005$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2005$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 200570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, April 5, 20051 event here
• Hail, March 27, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 9, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20041 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2004$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 200450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2004$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 22, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2003$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 200350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003$13,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2003$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Pickens CountyEvery warning in Pickens County since 1986Every county in South Carolina

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.