McCormick County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched McCormick County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 22, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 13 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 13 injured

67 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 22, 1992	F3	67 mi	400 yd	9	1
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	32.7 mi	660 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1992	F1	22 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 13, 2007	EF1	16 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2010	EF1	13.3 mi	110 yd	0	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	11.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 1974	F1	4.7 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jan 10, 1972	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 2025	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 6, 1962	F1	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Nov 11, 2002	F0	9 mi	100 yd	2	0
Nov 7, 1995	F0	7 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 9, 2025	EF1	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 28, 2010	EF1	13.3 mi	110 yd	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF1	11.5 mi	440 yd	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	32.7 mi	660 yd	0
Feb 13, 2007	EF1	16 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 13, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
May 6, 2003	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0
Nov 11, 2002	F0	9 mi	100 yd	2
Nov 11, 2002	F0	5 mi	100 yd	0
May 7, 1998	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 7, 1998	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 7, 1995	F0	7 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 22, 1992, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lincoln County, GA10 Greenwood County, SC19 Edgefield County, SC21 Columbia County, GA7 Abbeville County, SC22 Wilkes County, GA5 McDuffie County, GA9 Elbert County, GA15

Questions

How many tornadoes has McCormick County, South Carolina had?

17 tornadoes touched McCormick County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in McCormick County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 22, 1992, with a 67-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in McCormick County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (4 of 17). 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).