Horry County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Horry County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 24, 1967).

60tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 121 injured

16 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F124

(E)F210

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Nov 24, 1967	F3	3.3 mi	100 yd	1
Aug 17, 1965	F3	0.3 mi	50 yd	46
Mar 28, 1984	F2	16 mi	353 yd	8
May 12, 1965	F2	15 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 1, 1967	F2	14.3 mi	93 yd	1
Jun 10, 1982	F2	6 mi	133 yd	16
Jun 2, 1985	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 7, 1995	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 2001	F2	4 mi	150 yd	39
Oct 7, 1965	F2	3.3 mi	80 yd	0
Sep 4, 1979	F2	1 mi	97 yd	0
Dec 7, 1968	F2	0.3 mi	13 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 17, 2023	EF1	2.4 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 30, 2023	EF0	1.6 mi	30 yd	0
May 27, 2022	EF0	1 mi	15 yd	0
May 27, 2022	EF0	1 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF1	5.4 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 11, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	30 yd	1
Oct 11, 2020	EF0	2.3 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 25, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jan 13, 2020	EF0	1.2 mi	45 yd	0
Oct 19, 2019	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd	0
Sep 5, 2019	EF1	4.8 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 5, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd	0

How many tornadoes has Horry County, South Carolina had?

60 tornadoes touched Horry County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Horry County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 24, 1967, with a 3.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Horry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (13 of 60). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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