# Tornadoes in South Carolina since 1950: 1,217, #24 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> South Carolina has 1,217 tornadoes (1.7% of the US), #24 by count and #22 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in South Carolina since 1950

South Carolina has recorded **1,217 tornadoes since 1950**: 1.7% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#24 by count** and **#22 per person** (22.21 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* South Carolina has recorded 1,217 tornadoes since 1950, 1.7% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #24 of 51 by count and #22 per person (22.21 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* South Carolina’s busiest year was 2004, with 85 tornadoes; it averages 16 a year.
* 11 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#22

national rank (per capita)

1,217

tornadoes

22.21

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[South Carolina: 1,217 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/south-carolina.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## South Carolina tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s37

1960s118

1970s94

1980s88

1990s236

2000s293

2010s168

2020s183

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 521 |
| ------- | --- |
| F1/EF1  | 484 |
| F2/EF2  | 161 |
| F3/EF3  | 35  |
| F4/EF4  | 11  |
| F5/EF5  | 0   |
| Unrated | 5   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2004 (85).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in South Carolina, newest first

2020-04-13 · EF41995-11-07 · F41989-05-05 · F41984-03-28 · F41984-03-28 · F41984-03-28 · F41984-03-28 · F41984-03-28 · F41973-12-13 · F41973-03-31 · F41957-04-08 · F4

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