Darlington County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Darlington County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 18, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 24 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 24 injured

77.3 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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 18, 1969	F3	77.3 mi	440 yd	3	0
May 20, 1980	F2	9 mi	200 yd	6	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 17, 1968	F2	1 mi	20 yd	1	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	0.6 mi	50 yd	3	0
Aug 29, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	13 yd	1	0
Apr 12, 1961	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	1
Sep 29, 1999	F1	15 mi	20 yd	6	0
May 15, 1976	F1	6.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 3, 1982	F1	5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Nov 7, 1995	F1	3 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 4, 2017	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	6.7 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 16, 2022	EF0	3.7 mi	25 yd	0
May 4, 2017	EF1	2.1 mi	75 yd	0
May 4, 2017	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd	1
Apr 19, 2015	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	0.6 mi	50 yd	3
Apr 25, 2010	EF2	3 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 25, 2010	EF1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 14, 2006	F1	0.6 mi	15 yd	1
Sep 7, 2004	F0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 7, 2004	F0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 7, 2004	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 12, 1961, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lee County, SC10 Chesterfield County, SC25 Marlboro County, SC16 Florence County, SC35 Dillon County, SC19 Kershaw County, SC24 Sumter County, SC28 Marion County, SC12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Darlington County, South Carolina had?

28 tornadoes touched Darlington 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 Darlington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 18, 1969, with a 77.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Darlington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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