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South Carolina, 1991

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

170events recorded230 in 1990
2deaths recorded9 injuries
$778Kproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations105 NFIP claims, $292K paid
← 19901992 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind114
Hail46
Tornado10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1991 was 170 against 230 in 1990.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1991
Spartanburg County12
Anderson County11
Greenwood County10
Pickens County9
Aiken County8
Laurens County7
Clarendon County6
Lexington County6
Orangeburg County6
Beaufort County5
Berkeley County5
Greenville County5
Horry County5
Oconee County5
York County5
Calhoun County4
Cherokee County4
Colleton County4
Georgetown County4
Richland County4
Darlington County3
Dorchester County3
Fairfield County3
Jasper County3
Lancaster County3

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 May 1991SumterThunderstorm Wind0 mph—11
1 Jun 1991GreenvilleThunderstorm Wind69 mph—1—
29 Mar 1991ChesterfieldTornadoF0$250,000—4
1 Mar 1991DarlingtonTornadoF0$250,000—2
1 Mar 1991DarlingtonThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
23 Dec 1991SpartanburgThunderstorm Wind63 mph——1
29 Mar 1991MarlboroTornadoF1$250,000——
14 Feb 1991PickensTornadoF1$25,000——
29 Apr 1991GreenwoodTornadoF0$2,500——
1 Mar 1991AikenTornadoF2———
3 Mar 1991AikenTornadoF2———
3 Mar 1991AikenTornadoF2———
5 May 1991ClarendonTornadoF0———
29 Mar 1991AikenTornadoF2———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1991

No declaration touching South Carolina was made in 1991.

Flood insurance claims with a 1991 date of loss

105 NFIP claims, 51 of them paid, for $292,500.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.