Union County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Union County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Aug 16, 1994). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 5 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 5 injured

30 milongest path · 1994

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F31

(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
Aug 16, 1994	F3	30 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1957	F2	15.2 mi	100 yd	2	0
Aug 16, 1994	F2	10 mi	150 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1993	F2	6 mi	600 yd	2	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	0.7 mi	150 yd	0	1
Aug 16, 1994	F1	30 mi	150 yd	0	0
Sep 7, 2004	F1	4 mi	225 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	3.9 mi	350 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1998	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 25, 2000	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1985	F0	3 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	7 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2024	EF0	2.2 mi	25 yd	0
Oct 8, 2017	EF0	0.2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 3, 2017	EF1	0.7 mi	150 yd	1
Apr 3, 2017	EF0	—	50 yd	0
Nov 16, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 10, 2009	EF1	3.9 mi	350 yd	0
Nov 24, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 7, 2004	F1	4 mi	225 yd	0
Jun 9, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	—	0
May 25, 2000	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 3, 2017, EF1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Cherokee County, SC23 Chester County, SC17 Laurens County, SC25 Spartanburg County, SC38 Newberry County, SC39 York County, SC24 Fairfield County, SC34 Cleveland County, NC29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Union County, South Carolina had?

22 tornadoes touched Union County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Union County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Aug 16, 1994, with a 30-mile path.

When is tornado season in Union County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 22). 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).