Chester County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Chester County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Apr 15, 1994). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

14 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F19

(E)F22

(E)F30

(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 15, 1994	F2	3 mi	73 yd	4	1
May 5, 2020	EF2	14 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 5, 2020	EF1	4.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1981	F1	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 1955	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 2011	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 29, 1996	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 1994	F1	0.3 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 15, 1975	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1997	F1	0.1 mi	23 yd	0	0
May 23, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 21, 2023	EF0	—	20 yd
May 23, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
May 5, 2020	EF1	4.6 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2020	EF2	14 mi	200 yd
Nov 16, 2011	EF1	1.4 mi	100 yd
Aug 26, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 26, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Sep 7, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 23, 1997	F1	0.1 mi	23 yd
May 29, 1996	F1	1 mi	100 yd
May 1, 1995	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 15, 1994, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

York County, SC24 Fairfield County, SC34 Union County, SC22 Lancaster County, SC13 Cherokee County, SC23 Newberry County, SC39 Kershaw County, SC24 Union County, NC24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chester County, South Carolina had?

17 tornadoes touched Chester County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chester County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Apr 15, 1994, with a 3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Chester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 17). 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).