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Wind in Anderson County, South Carolina
536 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Anderson County, South Carolina, has 536 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 60 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 132 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 276 events against 201 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.1% of the 17,517 wind events recorded in South Carolina; its 75.1 per 100 square miles compares with 58.3 statewide.
NCEI attributes 3 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
117 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 15 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with South Carolina
| Measure | Anderson County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 536 | 17,517 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 75.1 | 58.3 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 25.9 | 33.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 3 | 51 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
15Feb
18Mar
30Apr
42May
59Jun
123Jul
132Aug
74Sep
18Oct
6Nov
16Dec
3
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 173 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 536. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Apr 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Oct 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | — | — | 1 | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Feb 2015 | High Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Oct 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 12 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 7 | County |
| 4 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2009 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $15K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $16K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2004 | High Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Mar 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 2001 | Strong Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Feb 1998 | High Wind | — | $8K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Jan 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $8K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 4 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Anderson County had?
536 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Anderson County?
29 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Anderson County?
The thunderstorm wind of 4 Jul 2001, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M.
How does Anderson County compare with South Carolina for wind?
75.1 events per 100 square miles against 58.3 statewide; the county holds 536 of the state's 17,517 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.