Clarendon County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Clarendon County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Apr 22, 1958). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 27 people.

38tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

2killed · 27 injured

41.2 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F116

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 22, 1958	F2	17.7 mi	100 yd	1	1
Aug 28, 1988	F2	0.8 mi	200 yd	1	1
May 4, 1978	F2	41.2 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF2	2.9 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	2.8 mi	140 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 2006	F1	16.4 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1980	F1	16.3 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 30, 2025	EF1	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	8.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	8.6 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jan 13, 2006	F1	6 mi	440 yd	18	0
Mar 28, 2009	EF1	4 mi	330 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 30, 2025	EF1	10 mi	200 yd
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Sep 26, 2024	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
Aug 30, 2023	EF1	0.7 mi	125 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF2	2.8 mi	140 yd
Jul 8, 2021	EF0	1.5 mi	40 yd
Dec 24, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.9 mi	100 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.6 mi	25 yd
Apr 19, 2019	EF2	2.9 mi	250 yd
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	9.6 mi	40 yd
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	8.9 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 22, 1958, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Sumter County, SC28 Williamsburg County, SC14 Calhoun County, SC27 Lee County, SC10 Berkeley County, SC40 Orangeburg County, SC76 Florence County, SC35 Dorchester County, SC22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clarendon County, South Carolina had?

38 tornadoes touched Clarendon 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 Clarendon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Apr 22, 1958, with a 17.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clarendon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 38). 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).