Storm History: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Spartanburg 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
- 1,095
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 126
- Damage
- $91 million
- Episodes
- 687
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 | 543 | 0 | 5 | $17 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 298 | 0 | 15 | $9.1 million |
| Tornado | 128 | 4 | 103 | $23 million |
| Flash Flood | 72 | 1 | 1 | $6.4 million |
| Lightning | 13 | 2 | 2 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 11 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 5 | 0 | $35 million |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Hail, August 20, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2007
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Tornado, May 27, 1973
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, May 5, 1989
- Flash Flood, August 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2005
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Lightning, September 16, 2004
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 28, 1990
- Flash Flood, August 15, 1998
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 1997
- Tornado, May 18, 1969
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, May 5, 1989
- Tornado, March 28, 1984
- Tornado, May 10, 1952
- Tornado, May 27, 1973
- Tornado, November 22, 1992
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, April 6, 1956
- Tornado, May 23, 1980
- Tornado, June 10, 1982
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, November 15, 1989
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, February 21, 1997
- Tornado, January 7, 1998
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 16, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Hail, September 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2025
- Hail, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2025
- Tornado, May 3, 2025
- Hail, May 2, 2025
- Hail, April 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2024
- Hail, July 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2024
- Hail, May 26, 2024
- Hail, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 19, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2023
- Hail, June 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2023
- Tornado, March 3, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 3, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, April 7, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2021
- Tornado, August 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Tornado, April 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2020
- Hail, July 10, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2020
- Hail, May 28, 2020
- Tornado, May 22, 2020
- Tornado, May 5, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Tornado, April 25, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Hail, September 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2019
- Hail, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Hail, June 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- Flood, December 21, 2018
- Flood, November 15, 2018
- Flood, November 12, 2018
- Flood, October 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Hail, August 8, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2018
- Hail, June 27, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Hail, June 25, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2018
- Hail, May 31, 2018
- Flood, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 10, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Tornado, October 23, 2017
- Tornado, October 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Hail, July 8, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Hail, March 21, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Hail, September 27, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2016
- Lightning, July 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2015
- Hail, July 21, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Hail, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Tornado, October 14, 2014
- Hail, August 20, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2014
- Hail, July 10, 2014
- Hail, June 19, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Hail, June 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2014
- Hail, June 9, 2014
- Hail, June 8, 2014
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 7, 2013
- Hail, September 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2013
- Hail, July 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Hail, June 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2013
- Hail, June 9, 2013
- Hail, June 7, 2013
- Hail, May 23, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2013
- Heavy Rain, May 18, 2013
- Hail, January 30, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2012
- Hail, August 15, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2012
- Hail, July 18, 2012
- Hail, July 17, 2012
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 16, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, April 27, 2012
- Hail, April 5, 2012
- Hail, March 31, 2012
- Hail, March 3, 2012
- Hail, January 11, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2011
- Hail, August 14, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Hail, August 7, 2011
- Hail, July 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 19, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Hail, June 15, 2011
- Hail, June 10, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Hail, June 2, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Tornado, November 30, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 16, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Hail, July 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2010
- Hail, July 11, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Hail, May 15, 2010
- Hail, April 27, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Flood, February 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2009
- Hail, September 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Spartanburg CountyEvery warning in Spartanburg 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.