Calhoun County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Calhoun County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 16 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

4killed · 16 injured

35.7 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F19

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	35.7 mi	770 yd	7	2
Apr 22, 1958	F2	17.7 mi	100 yd	1	1
Oct 22, 1990	F2	0.1 mi	20 yd	4	1
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	24.4 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	10.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF2	6.7 mi	600 yd	0	0
Nov 7, 1995	F2	1.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 2, 1995	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2004	F2	0.5 mi	60 yd	1	0
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	33.4 mi	800 yd	0	0
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	13.7 mi	710 yd	0	0
Feb 22, 1971	F1	11.9 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	33.4 mi	800 yd	0	0
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	13.7 mi	710 yd	0	0
Jan 4, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	5.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	unrated	6.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	1 mi	25 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	35.7 mi	770 yd	7	2
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	10.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF1	7.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 28, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF2	6.7 mi	600 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 13, 2020, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Orangeburg County, SC76 Richland County, SC43 Sumter County, SC28 Lexington County, SC48 Clarendon County, SC38 Bamberg County, SC25 Lee County, SC10 Dorchester County, SC22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Calhoun County, South Carolina had?

27 tornadoes touched Calhoun County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Calhoun County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2020, with a 35.7-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Calhoun County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 27). 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).