Severe Weather History


South Carolina Flood History: 420 Recorded Events

420

Recorded events

38

Counties affected

4

Direct deaths

$37.8M

Property damage

South Carolina flood history: 420 recorded events across 38 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

South Carolina flood history by decade

South Carolina flood history: recorded events per decade
South Carolina flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 216 reported flood events across South Carolina. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in South Carolina

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Horry County320$10.0M2012–2025
#2Florence County260$10.1M2001–2024
#3Greenville County200$1.2M1998–2024
#4Spartanburg County200$525K1999–2024
#5Colleton County190$101K2013–2025
#6Richland County180$120K2012–2025
#7Darlington County180$10K2012–2017
#8York County180$68K2000–2024
#9Georgetown County141$65K2001–2018
#10Lexington County120$19K2013–2025
#11Marion County90$1K2002–2015
#12Orangeburg County92$9K2009–2025
#13Anderson County80$503K2001–2024
#14Dorchester County80$40K2015–2023
#15Williamsburg County70$8.1M2010–2017
#16Aiken County70$36K2013–2016
#17Greenwood County70$266K1996–2020
#18Lancaster County71$5002015–2020
#19Pickens County70$511K1998–2024
#20Charleston County60$23K2013–2025
#21Laurens County50$25K2000–2024
#22Oconee County50$43K2009–2022
#23Kershaw County40$11K2013–2016
#24Barnwell County30$1K2007–2017
#25Beaufort County30$10K2020–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest flood events in South Carolina

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Nov 7, 2024Orangeburg County—20
Jan 12, 2015Lancaster County—10
Mar 20, 2001Georgetown County—10
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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