County Hazards

Storm events on record through

South Carolina in 2025 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 882 storm events on record for South Carolina in 2025.

FEMA has 4 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 2025.

OpenFEMA has 91 NFIP claims with a 2025 year of loss. The NFIP paid $2,146,398 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2025 by hazard

Storm events on record for South Carolina in 2025, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2025
Hail81
Tornado9
Flood172
Wind511
Winter74
Heat1
Cold5
Wildfire3
Lightning20
Fog2
Other4
All storm events882

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2025

Counties of South Carolina with a storm event on record in 2025, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2025
Abbeville County4
Aiken County27
Allendale County2
Anderson County16
Bamberg County6
Barnwell County6
Beaufort County41
Berkeley County33
Calhoun County6
Charleston County123
Cherokee County6
Chester County5
Chesterfield County7
Clarendon County16
Colleton County51
Darlington County6
Dillon County3
Dorchester County26
Edgefield County16
Fairfield County11
Florence County13
Georgetown County18
Greenville County17
Greenwood County10
Hampton County10
Horry County37
Jasper County15
Kershaw County8
Lancaster County7
Laurens County10
Lee County2
Lexington County45
Marion County7
Marlboro County4
McCormick County13
Newberry County25
Oconee County15
Orangeburg County29
Pickens County11
Richland County54
Saluda County7
Spartanburg County19
Sumter County20
Union County7
Williamsburg County8
York County13

Events of 2025 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2025 in South Carolina with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
DorchesterWinter Weathernot recordednone02Forecast zone
BarnwellTornadoEF0none00County
LexingtonTornadoEF1none00County
ChesterThunderstorm Wind63 mph$100 thousand00County
PickensTornadoEF0none00County
AikenTornadoEF1none00County
AbbevilleTornadoEF0none00County
DorchesterThunderstorm Wind58 mphnone01County
ClarendonTornadoEF1none00County
LexingtonTornadoEF1none00County
McCormickTornadoEF1none00County
SumterExcessive Heatnot recordednone10Forecast zone
LexingtonLightningnot recordednone020County
GeorgetownThunderstorm Wind58 mphnone01County
BeaufortLightningnot recordednone01County
ColletonLightningnot recordednone01County
JasperTornadoEF0none00County
DorchesterThunderstorm Wind46 mphnone01County
RichlandLightningnot recorded$300 thousand00County
HamptonHeavy Rainnot recordednone226County
SaludaThunderstorm Wind90 mph$200 thousand00County
CharlestonFreezing Fognot recordednone02Forecast zone
Forecast zoneFreezing Fognot recordednone01County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2025

Disaster declarations for South Carolina with a date in 2025, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
FM-5576Fire management assistanceFireTABLE ROCK FIRE COMPLEX2
FM-5575Fire management assistanceFireTABLE ROCK FIRE1
FM-5554Fire management assistanceFireCOVINGTON DRIVE FIRE1
DR-4858Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING3

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of South Carolina