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South Carolina, 2018
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 2018 was 922 against 909 in 2017.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2018 | Horry | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 2 | — |
| 14 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Hurricane (Typhoon) | — | — | 2 | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Georgetown | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Horry | Flash Flood | — | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Union | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Dorchester | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Charleston | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Jan 2018 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Jul 2018 | Charleston | Lightning | — | — | — | 3 |
| 17 May 2018 | Florence | Strong Wind | 49 mph | $20,000 | — | 1 |
| 15 Apr 2018 | York | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20,000 | — | 1 |
| 4 Feb 2018 | Charleston | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $1,000 | — | 1 |
| 11 May 2018 | Greenville | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Richland | Tropical Storm | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Colleton | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 15 Sep 2018 | Marion | Tropical Storm | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Beaufort | Lightning | — | $1,700,000 | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Colleton | Lightning | — | $68,000 | — | — |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Aiken | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Lexington | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | York | Tornado | EF0 | $50,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jul 2018 | Anderson | Thunderstorm Wind | 85 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Marion | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Horry | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2018 | Abbeville | Tornado | EF0 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | $5,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | $500 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Fairfield | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Lexington | Tornado | EF2 | — | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Lexington | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Lexington | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2018 | Calhoun | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Orangeburg | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Orangeburg | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 11 Oct 2018 | Richland | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 10 Oct 2018 | Orangeburg | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Dillon | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Horry | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 16 Sep 2018 | Dillon | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2018
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2018 | DR-4394 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | 19 |
| 10 Sep 2018 | EM-3400 | Emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Florence | 46 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2018 date of loss
1,699 NFIP claims, 1,460 of them paid, for $109,410,154.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.