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Wind in Barnwell County, South Carolina
213 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.
NCEI records 213 wind events in Barnwell County, South Carolina, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 43 years.
June is the busiest month, with 61 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 133 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 17,517 wind events recorded in South Carolina; its 38.8 per 100 square miles compares with 58.3 statewide.
118 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 16 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 | Barnwell County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 213 | 17,517 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 38.8 | 58.3 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 103.5 | 33.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 51 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
4Mar
9Apr
20May
23Jun
61Jul
40Aug
19Sep
15Oct
2Nov
9Dec
0
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 140 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 213. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Apr 2024 | Strong Wind | 53 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 41 mph | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jan 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 44 mph | $100 | $100 | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Sep 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2017 | Strong Wind | 55 mph | $100 | $100 | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Sep 2017 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Sep 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 71 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 2016 | High Wind | 60 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Sep 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 78 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jan 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Nov 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Mar 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $46K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jan 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 72 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 2009 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $35K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Oct 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | $5K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Sep 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 3 May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Mar 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jan 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1957 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 1956 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Barnwell County had?
213 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 Barnwell County?
7 Jun 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Barnwell County?
The thunderstorm wind of 28 Jun 1995, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.
How does Barnwell County compare with South Carolina for wind?
38.8 events per 100 square miles against 58.3 statewide; the county holds 213 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.