Berkeley County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Berkeley County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 36 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 36 injured

10.5 milongest path · 1998

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F112

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	5.7 mi	400 yd	6	0
May 10, 1998	F2	10.5 mi	670 yd	7	1
Sep 3, 1998	F2	7 mi	430 yd	9	0
Apr 26, 2006	F1	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	7.9 mi	120 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2024	EF1	3.9 mi	150 yd	2	0
Apr 28, 1999	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2023	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	1.2 mi	135 yd	0	0
May 8, 1998	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1950	F1	0.7 mi	37 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 6, 2024	EF1	3.9 mi	150 yd	2
Aug 30, 2023	EF0	—	50 yd	2
Aug 30, 2023	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	5.7 mi	400 yd	6
Apr 13, 2020	EF0	0.9 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.5 mi	400 yd	0
Dec 23, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 9, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	7.9 mi	120 yd	0
Jun 27, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 21, 2008	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd	1
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	0.6 mi	180 yd	7

Deadliest: May 10, 1998, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Dorchester County, SC22 Charleston County, SC60 Williamsburg County, SC14 Clarendon County, SC38 Georgetown County, SC24 Colleton County, SC34 Orangeburg County, SC76 Sumter County, SC28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Berkeley County, South Carolina had?

40 tornadoes touched Berkeley County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Berkeley County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2020, with a 5.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Berkeley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).