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South Carolina, 1994

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

328events recorded92 in 1993

1deaths recorded83 injuries

$73Mproperty damage (estimates)$5.0M crop damage

0disaster declarations1,322 NFIP claims, $5.9M paid

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

Wind210

Hail78

Tornado40

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1994 was 328 against 92 in 1993.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1994
Spartanburg County	25
Greenville County	23
Lexington County	19
Cherokee County	15
York County	15
Kershaw County	12
Oconee County	12
Richland County	12
Orangeburg County	11
Pickens County	11
Union County	11
Chester County	10
Fairfield County	10
Berkeley County	9
Darlington County	8
Horry County	8
Marlboro County	8
Dillon County	7
Florence County	7
Greenwood County	7
Newberry County	7
Sumter County	7
Anderson County	6
Beaufort County	6
Charleston County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Apr 1994	Chester	Tornado	F2	$5,000,000	1	4
16 Aug 1994	Lexington	Tornado	F3	$50,000,000	—	40
27 Mar 1994	Oconee	Tornado	F3	$5,000,000	—	12
24 Sep 1994	Florence	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	11
27 Mar 1994	Spartanburg	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	4
16 Aug 1994	Lexington	Tornado	F0	—	—	4
16 Aug 1994	Union	Tornado	F2	$500,000	—	1
4 Dec 1994	Abbeville	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	1
26 Jun 1994	Oconee	Tornado	F2	$500,000	—	1
27 Mar 1994	York	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	1
16 Aug 1994	Bamberg	Tornado	F1	$50,000	—	1
22 Jun 1994	Chester	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	1
24 Jun 1994	Marion	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	—	—	1
21 Jul 1994	Greenville	Hail	0.75 in	—	—	1
26 Sep 1994	Berkeley	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
19 Jul 1994	Greenville	Hail	0.75 in	$500,000	—	—
19 Jul 1994	Greenville	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
4 Jun 1994	Cherokee	Hail	1.75 in	$500,000	—	—
4 Jun 1994	Cherokee	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
4 Jun 1994	Cherokee	Hail	2.75 in	$500,000	—	—
16 Aug 1994	Cherokee	Tornado	F2	$500,000	—	—
27 Jun 1994	Pickens	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	—
18 Sep 1994	Horry	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
27 Mar 1994	Oconee	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
26 Jun 1994	Anderson	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
18 Sep 1994	Orangeburg	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	—
27 Mar 1994	Spartanburg	Tornado	F2	$500,000	—	—
16 Aug 1994	Cherokee	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	—
27 Mar 1994	York	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$500,000	—	—
16 Aug 1994	Union	Tornado	F3	$500,000	—	—
16 Aug 1994	Union	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	—
2 Jun 1994	Spartanburg	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
27 Mar 1994	York	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
1 Aug 1994	Darlington	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
24 Sep 1994	Florence	Hail	1.75 in	$50,000	—	—
16 Aug 1994	Orangeburg	Tornado	F1	$50,000	—	—
15 May 1994	Cherokee	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
4 Jun 1994	Cherokee	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—
19 Jul 1994	Cherokee	Hail	1.75 in	$50,000	—	—
3 May 1994	Dillon	Thunderstorm Wind	0 mph	$50,000	—	—

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 1994

No declaration touching South Carolina was made in 1994.

Flood insurance claims with a 1994 date of loss

1,322 NFIP claims, 853 of them paid, for $5,945,725.

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.