Dorchester County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Dorchester County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 10, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 11 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 11 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)F08

(E)F113

(E)F21

(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
May 10, 1998	F2	10.5 mi	670 yd	7	1
Jun 7, 1983	F1	4 mi	33 yd	1	0
Jun 4, 2013	EF1	3.1 mi	264 yd	0	0
May 6, 2003	F1	3 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	2.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 2013	EF1	2.1 mi	176 yd	0	0
May 4, 2017	EF1	2 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 12, 1974	F1	1.5 mi	300 yd	2	0
May 18, 1976	F1	1 mi	53 yd	1	0
Sep 17, 2020	EF1	0.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1997	F1	0.5 mi	23 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	5.6 mi	50 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF1	0.6 mi	150 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd
May 4, 2017	EF1	2 mi	150 yd
Jun 4, 2013	EF1	3.1 mi	264 yd
Jun 4, 2013	EF1	2.1 mi	176 yd
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	2.2 mi	40 yd
Apr 26, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	80 yd
Apr 26, 2006	F1	0.1 mi	40 yd
Sep 7, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd
May 6, 2003	F1	3 mi	75 yd
May 4, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd

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

Nearby counties

Colleton County, SC34 Berkeley County, SC40 Charleston County, SC60 Orangeburg County, SC76 Bamberg County, SC25 Clarendon County, SC38 Calhoun County, SC27 Hampton County, SC17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dorchester County, South Carolina had?

22 tornadoes touched Dorchester County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dorchester County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 10, 1998, with a 10.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Dorchester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 22). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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