Storm History: Richland County, South Carolina

Events

1,512

Deaths

20

Injuries

82

Damage

$74 million

Episodes

668

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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• Flash Flood, October 3, 20159 deaths · 30 injured · $29 million · 26 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 20241 death · $20 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 19761 death · 3 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 20191 death · $400 · 96 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 19891 death · F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 20001 death · 1 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, October 7, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Heat, May 22, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 20201 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 3, 20221 death · 53 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 3, 20241 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, October 3, 20159 deaths · 30 injured · $29 million · 26 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 20241 death · $20 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 6, 1995$10 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2016$2.1 million · 60 kt wind · 16 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2006$1.5 million · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2016$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011$920,000 · 85 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$825,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 11, 2009$720,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Lightning, June 7, 2005$680,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2026$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 20043 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 20043 injured · $306,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2009$306,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 13, 2005$300,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2010$286,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2011$268,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 events here
• Tornado, August 29, 1964$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 1967$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here

• Hail, September 25, 19883 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19853 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2014$26,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20002.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 19842.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 19922.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 13, 19912.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20062.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20222 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2012$52,000 · 2 in hail · 13 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2026$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 28, 1984F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 7, 1995F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 24, 1967$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 1974F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 1980$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 1994F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 20043 injured · $400,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 10, 2004F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 15, 2008$10,000 · EF3 · 13 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2022EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 19761 death · 3 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 30, 1960F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Richland County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2026$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2026$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2026EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 31, 20261 event here
• Ice Storm, January 25, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2025$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2025$15,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025$300,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20251 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2025$13,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2025EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202561 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flood, May 29, 20251 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 202555 kt wind · 6 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 10, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 29, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 26, 20241 death · $20 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 202450 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2024$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2024$30,000 · 52 kt wind · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 202456 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20243 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 202450 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 202456 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202455 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 30, 2024$1,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 24, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, May 3, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, April 11, 20245 injured · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2024$400 · 55 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024$200 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, February 23, 2024$2,000 · 0.7 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, January 27, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2024$200 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, December 10, 20233 events here
• Hail, October 20, 2023$200 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 17, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 2023$100 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202365 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 20232 injured · 76 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202360 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2023$30,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202350 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202370 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 202355 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2023$900 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, December 23, 20223 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 29, 20221 injured · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2022$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 202260 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20221 injured · $100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20221 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2022$77,000 · 1 in hail · 18 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2022$110 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2022$10 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2022$100 · 52 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, May 6, 20222 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 5, 2022EF3 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 3, 20221 death · 53 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2021$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2021$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2021$20 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2021$40 · 55 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tropical Depression, June 19, 20216 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2021$20 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 202160 kt wind · 6 events here
• Strong Wind, December 24, 2020$20 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 26, 2020$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 2020$500 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 18, 2020$20 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 20201 injured · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2020$7,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 24, 202055 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202060 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2020$6,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20202 injured · $26,000 · 78 kt wind · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2020$220 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 202065 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 202065 kt wind · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, April 23, 2020$40 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2020EF3 · 3 events here
• Hail, March 24, 2020$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 13, 2020$40 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 11, 2020EF2 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 3, 20201 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 13, 2019$110 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 13, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 1, 2019$20 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 201960 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 13, 201960 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201960 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 20191 death · $400 · 96 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2019$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, May 22, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2019$200 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2019$400 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 2019$400 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 8, 2019$200 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 3, 2019EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 12, 2019$20 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, November 12, 2018$5,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 10, 20181 injured · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 27, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 14, 20189 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2018$400 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Lightning, July 12, 2018$200 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201860 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 201860 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 2018$600 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201870 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2018EF2 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2018$400 · 55 kt wind · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 11, 2017EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2017$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2017$600 · 60 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2017$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, July 15, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 10, 2017$1,000 · 0.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201755 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 2017$2,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, May 28, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 2017$400 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 2017$2,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 5, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 2017EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 30, 2017$5,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20171.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20174 events here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2016$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 19, 201660 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 2016$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2016$2.1 million · 60 kt wind · 16 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20161 injured · $20 · 65 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 201670 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 201665 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201665 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201660 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20161.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201670 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20161 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 201678 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 201655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 24, 2016$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 3, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, December 22, 2015$11,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, October 10, 2015$100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20159 deaths · 30 injured · $29 million · 26 events here
• Flash Flood, September 25, 2015$96,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 2015$36,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2015$35,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2015$12,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2015$36,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2015$222,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2015$15,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2015$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2015$500 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2015$36,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2015$24,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2015$6,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2015$7,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2015$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 2015$127,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2015$1,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 2015$8,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 19, 2015$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2015$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Excessive Heat, February 24, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, February 17, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 4, 2015$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 23, 2014$9,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 2014$32,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 2014$3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201460 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2014$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2014$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2014$18,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 8, 2014$5,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 15, 201460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2014$4,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2014$26,000 · 2.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, February 12, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, January 10, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 6, 2013$24,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 21, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2013$36,000 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$825,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2013$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 25, 2013$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013$2,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 10, 2013$500 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2013$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 2013$4,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 2013$4,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 18, 2013$58,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events here

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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.