Orangeburg County tornado history

76 tornadoes touched Orangeburg County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2020). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 30 people.

76tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

2killed · 30 injured

37.9 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F131

(E)F27

(E)F36

(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
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	35.7 mi	770 yd	7	2
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	37.9 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2022	EF3	34.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1983	F3	33 mi	200 yd	6	0
Mar 15, 2008	EF3	10.1 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 2004	F3	1.5 mi	80 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 2019	EF2	10.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2020	EF2	10.2 mi	700 yd	0	0
Mar 8, 1998	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 15, 1976	F2	3.8 mi	40 yd	3	0
Mar 8, 1998	F2	1.3 mi	80 yd	0	0
Sep 28, 1963	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	17 mi	800 yd
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	1.5 mi	180 yd
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	13.4 mi	1,100 yd
Sep 26, 2024	EF1	33.4 mi	800 yd
Sep 26, 2024	EF0	13.8 mi	500 yd
Jan 4, 2023	EF1	6.6 mi	50 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	200 yd
Apr 5, 2022	EF3	34.5 mi	500 yd
Aug 17, 2021	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	100 yd
Apr 13, 2020	EF3	37.9 mi	800 yd

Deadliest: Apr 13, 2020, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Calhoun County, SC27 Bamberg County, SC25 Dorchester County, SC22 Clarendon County, SC38 Barnwell County, SC25 Sumter County, SC28 Richland County, SC43 Colleton County, SC34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Orangeburg County, South Carolina had?

76 tornadoes touched Orangeburg County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Orangeburg County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2020, with a 35.7-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Orangeburg County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 76). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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