Storm History: York County, South Carolina
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in York 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
- 756
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 22
- Damage
- $100 million
- Episodes
- 555
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 | 297 | 1 | 1 | $31 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 166 | 0 | 6 | $479,000 |
| Tornado | 87 | 4 | 14 | $4.4 million |
| Flash Flood | 37 | 0 | 0 | $369,000 |
| Drought | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 17 | 2 | 1 | $228,000 |
| Winter Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $133,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $9.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $50 million |
| Strong Wind | 7 | 1 | 0 | $57,000 |
| High Wind | 6 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 4, 2002
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2004
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Frost/Freeze, April 8, 2007
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, March 24, 1975
- Tornado, May 3, 1984
- Tornado, July 23, 1997
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Flood, March 20, 2003
- Tornado, August 26, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 1998
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, April 8, 1974
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, August 16, 1994
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 1973
- Tornado, May 28, 1973
- Tornado, August 17, 1985
- Tornado, April 4, 1989
- Tornado, March 29, 1991
- Tornado, June 26, 1994
- Tornado, January 7, 1998
- Tornado, August 26, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2026
- Hail, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 31, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2025
- Hail, June 25, 2025
- Hail, May 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2025
- Tornado, December 29, 2024
- Tropical Storm, September 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 9, 2024
- Hail, October 20, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, January 12, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Tropical Storm, September 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2022
- Hail, August 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2022
- Hail, June 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2022
- Hail, June 3, 2022
- Hail, May 21, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Tornado, May 6, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 17, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Hail, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Flash Flood, November 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Tornado, May 22, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Tornado, April 25, 2020
- Tornado, April 13, 2020
- Tornado, February 6, 2020
- Tornado, January 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Flood, June 10, 2019
- Hail, May 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2019
- Hail, April 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2019
- Tropical Storm, October 11, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2018
- Strong Wind, September 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2018
- Hail, June 27, 2018
- Hail, June 26, 2018
- Hail, June 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2018
- Tornado, April 15, 2018
- Hail, March 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2017
- Hail, June 4, 2017
- Tornado, April 3, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2017
- Hail, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Tornado, November 30, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2016
- Hail, March 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- High Wind, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, December 30, 2015
- Flood, December 23, 2015
- Flood, December 22, 2015
- Flood, November 9, 2015
- Flood, November 2, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2015
- Hail, July 13, 2015
- Hail, June 24, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Hail, June 2, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 19, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2014
- Hail, July 3, 2014
- Hail, June 18, 2014
- Hail, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2014
- Hail, May 23, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, January 11, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2014
- Flood, December 23, 2013
- Hail, July 17, 2013
- Hail, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Tornado, June 10, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2013
- Hail, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2012
- Hail, August 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2012
- Heat, July 27, 2012
- Hail, July 18, 2012
- Hail, July 16, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2012
- Heat, July 8, 2012
- Hail, July 5, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2012
- Hail, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2012
- Hail, May 22, 2012
- Hail, April 26, 2012
- Hail, March 24, 2012
- Lightning, February 23, 2012
- Tornado, November 16, 2011
- Hail, September 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2011
- Hail, August 13, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2011
- Lightning, August 1, 2011
- Hail, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 21, 2011
- Hail, June 12, 2011
- Hail, June 11, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Hail, May 3, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, April 4, 2011
- Tornado, February 28, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Hail, August 27, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2010
- Hail, May 28, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2010
- Hail, April 27, 2010
- Hail, March 28, 2010
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2010
- Flood, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, December 25, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2009
- Flash Flood, December 2, 2009
- Hail, July 28, 2009
- Hail, July 6, 2009
- Hail, July 1, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, June 16, 2009
- Hail, May 28, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Tornado, April 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 11, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2009
- Hail, September 30, 2008
- Drought, September 1, 2008
- Tornado, August 26, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2008
- Hail, July 8, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Drought, July 1, 2008
- Hail, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 11, 2008
- Drought, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 20, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Tornado, March 15, 2008
- Hail, March 4, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2008
- Drought, January 1, 2008
- Drought, December 1, 2007
- Drought, November 1, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2007
- Drought, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 7, 2007
- Drought, July 1, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Hail, June 11, 2007
- Drought, June 1, 2007
- Drought, May 1, 2007
- Hail, April 19, 2007
- Hail, April 14, 2007
- Hail, April 11, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in York CountyEvery warning in York 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.