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South Carolina, 2024

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

1,120events recorded917 in 2023
40deaths recorded16 injuries
$349Mproperty damage (estimates)$124M crop damage
4disaster declarations899 NFIP claims, $26M paid
← 20232025 →

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

Wind621
Flood231
Hail129
Tropical59
Tornado57
Lightning9
Cold6
Other6
Heat1
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 1,120 against 917 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Richland County102
Colleton County81
Charleston County62
Orangeburg County49
Dorchester County47
Lexington County47
Beaufort County41
Lancaster County34
Newberry County34
Chesterfield County30
Berkeley County29
Spartanburg County28
Horry County27
Fairfield County24
Kershaw County24
Florence County23
Greenville County22
Aiken County21
Sumter County21
York County19
Darlington County17
Pickens County16
Marlboro County14
Saluda County14
Union County14

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
27 Sep 2024AikenTropical Storm—$43,000,00010—
27 Sep 2024NewberryTropical Storm—$19,200,0005—
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$25,000,0004—
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$15,000,0004—
27 Sep 2024SaludaTropical Storm—$16,800,0003—
27 Sep 2024LaurensTropical Storm—$25,000,0003—
27 Sep 2024AndersonTropical Storm—$7,000,0002—
7 Nov 2024OrangeburgFlood——2—
27 Sep 2024RichlandTropical Storm—$17,100,0001—
27 Sep 2024GreenwoodTropical Storm—$15,000,0001—
27 Sep 2024LeeTropical Storm—$50,0001—
27 Sep 2024ChesterfieldTropical Storm—$50,0001—
27 Sep 2024AndersonFlash Flood—$300,0001—
27 Sep 2024SpartanburgFlash Flood—$30,0001—
3 May 2024RichlandExcessive Heat——1—
27 Sep 2024EdgefieldTropical Storm—$41,900,000——
2 May 2024Forecast zoneDense Fog———3
12 Apr 2024RichlandStrong Wind52 mph——3
20 Apr 2024YorkHail2.75 in$25,000,000——
27 Sep 2024McCormickTropical Storm—$12,000,000——
12 Apr 2024RichlandStrong Wind52 mph——2
27 Sep 2024LexingtonTropical Storm—$16,000,000——
6 Aug 2024BerkeleyTornadoEF1——2
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$15,000,000——
9 Jan 2024LexingtonTornadoEF1——1
25 May 2024McCormickThunderstorm Wind63 mph——1
9 Jun 2024LancasterThunderstorm Wind76 mph——1
10 Jun 2024BerkeleyThunderstorm Wind85 mph——1
12 Apr 2024NewberryStrong Wind52 mph——1
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$10,000,000——
5 Aug 2024BeaufortTropical Storm———1
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$4,900,000——
27 Sep 2024BarnwellTropical Storm—$2,500,000——
27 Sep 2024CherokeeTropical Storm—$5,000,000——
27 Sep 2024BambergTropical Storm—$1,600,000——
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$2,000,000——
26 Sep 2024HamptonTropical Storm—$1,340,000——
27 Sep 2024Forecast zoneTropical Storm—$2,000,000——
27 Sep 2024KershawTropical Storm—$2,000,000——
27 Sep 2024AbbevilleTropical Storm—$3,000,000——

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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Sep 2024DR-4835Major disasterTropical StormTropical Storm Debby14
29 Sep 2024DR-4829Major disasterHurricaneHurricane Helene33
26 Sep 2024EM-3619EmergencyTropical StormHurricane Helene46
5 Aug 2024EM-3606EmergencyTropical StormHurricane Debby46

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

899 NFIP claims, 696 of them paid, for $26,182,542.

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.