Strong Wind in South Carolina

Events

618

Deaths

16

Injuries

24

Damage

$1.7 million

• Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 13, 20206 deaths · 67 injured · $9,000 · EF4 · 70 eventsA severe quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) moved through southeast South Carolina during the early morning hours of April 13, 2020 ahead of an approaching cold front.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, March 27 to 28, 19965 deaths · 1 eventGale force winds developed by early afternoon on March 27 and continued through the night. A research vessel doing soil samples off the coast of Beaufort capsized during the night of 3/27 or early morning on 3/28. All five passengers on board drowned.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 15, 20082 deaths · 2 injured · $5,000 · 1 eventThe combination of strong high pressure building into the region and an intensifying area of low pressure in the western Atlantic, resulted in very windy conditions across southern South Carolina.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, November 12, 20062 deaths · $10,000 · 1 eventBoating accident during high winds on Lake Moultrie.
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, January 9, 20241 injured · $1.8 million · EF2 · 42 eventsStrong upper level and surface areas of low pressure moved NE into the Midwest, while a cold front along with a secondary weak low, formed and moved through the area.
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in South Carolina, December 17, 20231 death · $40,000 · 44 eventsA low pressure system developed over the Gulf of Mexico and tracked northeast across the Florida Peninsula in the early morning hours of December 17th, then strengthened across warm Atlantic waters while passing along the Southeast Coast, bringing impacts in the form of major…
• Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in South Carolina, October 1 to 5, 2015$31 million · 50 kt wind · 46 eventsA historic flooding event affected the Carolinas from October 1-7, 2015. A stalled front offshore combined with deep tropical moisture streaming northwest into the area ahead of a strong upper level low pressure system to the west and Hurricane Joaquin well to the east.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 4, 20151 death · 2 injured · $40,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsA couple of isolated severe thunderstorms took down some trees and powerlines in Barnwell and Kershaw counties. Also, a tree in Lexington county fell on a mobile home killing one occupant.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 1, 20231 death · $50,000 · 1 eventGusty winds developed across the South Carolina Piedmont in the wake of a cold front, causing a tree to fall on a manufactured home on Goins Ln north of the city of York. A 68-year-old occupant was seriously injured and died from the injuries two days later.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 3, 20221 death · 53 kt wind · 27 eventsAn area of low pressure developed along a frontal boundary near the Deep South/Gulf Coast region on Sunday January 2nd, 2022.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 20181 death · $30,000 · 3 eventsTropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Gusty winds resulted in a few trees and power lines falling across portions of the South Carolina Piedmont, with some trees falling on vehicles, structures, and roads.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in South Carolina, October 7 to 8, 2016$8.9 million · 56 kt wind · 36 eventsHurricane Matthew impacted the region on the night of Friday, October 7th and during much of the day on Saturday, October 8th. Tropical Storm force wind gusts were observed across most of the SC Midlands and Central Savannah River Area.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, November 11 to 12, 20091 death · $15,000 · 1 eventA combination of saturated ground resulting from 3 to 5 inches of rain and gusty winds from the remnants of tropical storm Ida, and a developing cyclone off the Carolina coast, resulted in quite a few uprooted trees across the piedmont and foothills.
• Damaging Wind and Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 3, 20201 death · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsA band of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms, associated with a cold frontal passage, moved through the Midlands of SC during the late afternoon and evening of Friday, January 3rd. The activity produced heavy downpours and gusty winds.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, July 13, 20041 death · 1 eventA non-severe wind gust knocked down a rotten tree which landed on a car traveling along Highway 17 in Awendaw. One passenger in the car was killed.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 2, 20051 death · 1 eventDeep low pressure developed to the north of the region. Southern South Carolina, including Hampton county, was in a dry slot on the 2nd with sunny skies allowing the atmosphere to mix into very strong winds aloft. Wind gusts to 50 mph were common across the region.
• Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 19, 2019$38,000 · 75 kt wind · 108 eventsAn unseasonably deep upper-level trough of low pressure and associated surface low pressure affected the region on April 19, 2019 during early to mid afternoon hours.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, August 30 to 31, 20232 injured · $125,000 · EF1 · 30 eventsIdalia first developed into a tropical depression across the western Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula on August 26th before slowly gaining strength and becoming a tropical storm on August 27th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 2008$525,000 · 1.25 in hail · 29 eventsWidespread severe storms affected the Upstate and northwest Piedmont of South Carolina during the late afternoon and evening hours.
• Tropical Storm and Strong Wind in South Carolina, October 29, 20201 injured · $600,000 · 9 eventsTropical Storm Zeta moved quickly from near the mouth of the Mississippi River to the southern Appalachians during the night of the 28th into the morning of the 29th.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 7, 2009$320,000 · 18 eventsStrong winds blew across the area producing gusts to 50 mph. The winds were associated with a strong low level jet that came through the area with a cold front.
• Flash Flooding and Flooding in South Carolina, January 9 to 10, 2024$169,000 · 50 kt wind · 17 eventsA major/complex frontal system brought widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms to upstate South Carolina, mainly during the late morning and afternoon of the 9th.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 9 to 10, 202469 eventsA strong cold front approached southeast South Carolina in the morning hours and moved across the region through the early evening hours.
• Flash Flooding and Flood in South Carolina, September 2, 20161 injured · $56,000 · 50 kt wind · 23 eventsTropical Storm Hermine impacted the region, especially on the 2nd with heavy rain and strong gusty winds. The center of TS Hermine tracked to the NE across S and SE GA during the morning of Sept. 2nd, and across the coastal plain of SC during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd.
• Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 11 to 12, 20246 injured · 18 eventsAn area of surface low pressure tracked NE from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the eastern Great Lakes region while intensifying into a strong low, dragging a cold front through our region.

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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.