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South Carolina, 2013
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 913 against 1,275 in 2012.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2013 | Pickens | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Jun 2013 | Forecast zone | Tropical Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Jul 2013 | Cherokee | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 9 Jul 2013 | Laurens | Heavy Rain | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Sep 2013 | Union | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Jul 2013 | Florence | Tornado | EF1 | $88,000 | — | 9 |
| 13 Mar 2013 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $12,000,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Berkeley | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | $500 | — | 1 |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Richland | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $820,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2013 | Greenville | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Spartanburg | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $500,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2013 | Orangeburg | Thunderstorm Wind | 92 mph | $380,000 | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2013 | Aiken | Flash Flood | — | $340,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2013 | Orangeburg | Tornado | EF1 | $340,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jul 2013 | Laurens | Lightning | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Pickens | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Kershaw | Lightning | — | $180,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jun 2013 | Anderson | Tornado | EF1 | $150,000 | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2013 | Charleston | Lightning | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Pickens | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Anderson | Thunderstorm Wind | 46 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Pickens | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Lancaster | Flash Flood | — | $84,000 | — | — |
| 26 Feb 2013 | Florence | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $52,000 | — | — |
| 9 Jul 2013 | Greenwood | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Chester | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jul 2013 | Florence | Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Charleston | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 20 May 2013 | Clarendon | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | $35,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | $15,000 | — | — |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Fairfield | Tornado | EF0 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 10 Jun 2013 | Greenville | Tornado | EF0 | $5,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Beaufort | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2013 | Dorchester | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2013 | Dorchester | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
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 2013
No declaration touching South Carolina was made in 2013.
Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss
289 NFIP claims, 186 of them paid, for $3,397,389.
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.