Newberry County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Newberry County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 22, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 90 people.

39tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 90 injured

67 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F113

(E)F26

(E)F35

(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
Nov 22, 1992	F3	67 mi	400 yd	9	1
Dec 13, 1973	F3	17.3 mi	200 yd	5	1
Mar 15, 2008	EF3	27.5 mi	1,320 yd	2	0
Mar 28, 1984	F3	19 mi	870 yd	10	0
Dec 13, 1973	F3	17.7 mi	150 yd	26	0
Mar 28, 1984	F2	23 mi	1,000 yd	38	1
Dec 13, 1973	F2	30.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F2	30 mi	550 yd	0	0
May 24, 2017	EF2	12.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1960	F2	5.9 mi	57 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 1973	F2	3.8 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 9, 2024	EF0	3 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 17, 2021	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF1	1.9 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Oct 8, 2017	EF1	2.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 24, 2017	EF2	12.1 mi	250 yd	0
Jun 10, 2012	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 5, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 28, 2011	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 11, 2008	EF0	3.5 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 4, 2008	EF0	4.6 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF3	27.5 mi	1,320 yd	2

Deadliest: Dec 13, 1973, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Saluda County, SC16 Laurens County, SC25 Union County, SC22 Fairfield County, SC34 Greenwood County, SC19 Lexington County, SC48 Chester County, SC17 Edgefield County, SC21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Newberry County, South Carolina had?

39 tornadoes touched Newberry County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Newberry County?

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

When is tornado season in Newberry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (8 of 39). 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).