Georgetown County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Georgetown County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 13, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 11 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

6killed · 11 injured

11 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F112

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	4.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2002	F2	1.2 mi	40 yd	8	0
Sep 4, 1979	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 26, 1974	F1	3 mi	300 yd	1	6
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	11 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 1953	F1	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 27, 2004	F1	1.6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 1997	F1	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 2000	F1	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	2.4 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 27, 2024	unrated	5.3 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 3, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	1
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF1	11 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	4.6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Apr 16, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Sep 27, 2004	F1	1.6 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: May 26, 1974, F1, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Williamsburg County, SC14 Horry County, SC60 Berkeley County, SC40 Marion County, SC12 Florence County, SC35 Clarendon County, SC38 Charleston County, SC60 Dillon County, SC19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Georgetown County, South Carolina had?

24 tornadoes touched Georgetown 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 Georgetown County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Apr 13, 2020, with a 4.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Georgetown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (7 of 24). 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).