Sumter County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Sumter County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 15, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 8 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 8 injured

19 milongest path · 2007

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F18

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 15, 2007	EF3	19 mi	300 yd	5	1
Sep 29, 1963	F2	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2004	F2	4 mi	500 yd	3	0
Sep 16, 1996	F2	1.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	10.8 mi	220 yd	0	0
Nov 14, 2008	EF1	8.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2004	F1	3 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2010	EF1	2.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	2 mi	133 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1989	F1	1.2 mi	183 yd	0	0
May 15, 1967	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1971	F1	1 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 27, 2024	EF0	4.6 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	unrated	6.9 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	unrated	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	5.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 2020	EF0	6.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Feb 24, 2012	EF0	4.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF1	10.8 mi	220 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2011	EF0	1.6 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 12, 2010	EF1	2.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 2010	EF0	7 mi	60 yd	0	0
Nov 14, 2008	EF1	8.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2007	EF3	19 mi	300 yd	5	1

Deadliest: Apr 15, 2007, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lee County, SC10 Clarendon County, SC38 Calhoun County, SC27 Richland County, SC43 Kershaw County, SC24 Darlington County, SC28 Florence County, SC35 Orangeburg County, SC76

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sumter County, South Carolina had?

28 tornadoes touched Sumter County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sumter County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 15, 2007, with a 19-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sumter County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (11 of 28). 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).