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Wind in York County, South Carolina
357 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 357 wind events in York County, South Carolina, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 51 years.
July is the busiest month, with 80 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 179 events against 154 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2% of the 17,517 wind events recorded in South Carolina; its 52.4 per 100 square miles compares with 58.3 statewide.
NCEI attributes 4 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
59 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 6 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 | York County | South Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 357 | 17,517 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 52.4 | 58.3 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 12.4 | 33.7 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 4 | 51 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | June | June |
By year
Seasonality
11Feb
17Mar
21Apr
23May
41Jun
71Jul
80Aug
56Sep
18Oct
5Nov
12Dec
2
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 357. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Feb 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Apr 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jan 2024 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $50K | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | 1 | — | 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 |
| 23 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Sep 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 28 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $20K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jan 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jan 2010 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $3K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 6 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Mar 2004 | High Wind | 75 mph | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $3K | — | 1 | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 2002 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Sep 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 20 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Feb 1998 | Strong Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Jan 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $300 | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | 4 | County |
| 27 Oct 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Mar 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Feb 1985 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 4 Dec 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Mar 1975 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 1973 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1970 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1967 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has York County had?
357 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 York County?
28 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 York County?
The thunderstorm wind of 20 Apr 2024, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does York County compare with South Carolina for wind?
52.4 events per 100 square miles against 58.3 statewide; the county holds 357 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.