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Wind in Dillon County, South Carolina
174 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.
Dillon County, South Carolina, has 174 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 41 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 49 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 100 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1% of the 17,517 wind events recorded in South Carolina; its 43.0 per 100 square miles compares with 58.3 statewide.
101 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 11 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 | Dillon County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 174 | 17,517 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 43.0 | 58.3 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 62.0 | 33.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 51 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
6Feb
3Mar
12Apr
18May
23Jun
34Jul
49Aug
20Sep
4Oct
0Nov
4Dec
1
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
All 174 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $500 | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | $30K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 1 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $45K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $750 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2015 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2015 | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $9K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $18K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Feb 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Apr 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Dec 2009 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1999 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Mar 1999 | High Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 1998 | High Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Mar 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1996 | High Wind | 71 mph | $1.5M | $5.0M | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 30 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 22 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jan 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1987 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 2 Jul 1986 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Mar 1977 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1976 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 1963 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Dillon County had?
174 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 Dillon County?
18 Jul 2025 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Dillon County?
The high wind of 5 Sep 1996, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.5M and crop damage at $5.0M.
How does Dillon County compare with South Carolina for wind?
43.0 events per 100 square miles against 58.3 statewide; the county holds 174 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.