Jasper County, South Carolina severe weather history spans 483 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 81.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #937 nationally and #24 in South Carolina.
483
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$973K
Property damage
The record
What the Jasper County, South Carolina severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Jasper County, South Carolina severe weather history averages 8.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 250 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 9 events fall before 1990 and 474 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $478K in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Jasper County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 395 | 0 | $353K | 65 | 1967–2025 |
| Hail | 50 | 0 | $5K | 1.75 | 1973–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | $135K | 0 | 1998–2024 |
| Tornado | 10 | 0 | $478K | F1 | 1965–2025 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | $2K | 0 | 2013–2021 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1998–2009 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $1K | 0 | 2013–2013 |
Decade by decade
Jasper County, South Carolina severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
10 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 9 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-05-03 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 5.4 mi | Crossed in |
| 2012-06-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-09-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-09-06 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-04-09 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-05-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1965-05-19 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-07-10 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-09-07 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1998-04-03 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Jasper County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2016 | Lightning | GRAHAMVILLE | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Jan 2, 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | SWITZERLAND | 0 | 2 | $5K |
| Sep 6, 2004 | Tornado | HARDEEVILLE | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A National Weather Service damage survey team evaluated damage that occurred with a severe thunderstorm that moved through portions of central Jasper County Monday afternoon. The team found considerable damage to trees south of Ridgeland with a damage pattern consistent with a tornado.||The tornado touched down just west of Jasper Road between the communities of Okatie and Switzerland and moved rapidly east-northeast before lifting near the intersection of South Carolina Highway 462 and Snake road. The worst damage occurred between Jasper Road and Riley Field Road where the team estimated between 300 and 500 medium to large-size trees were either snapped or uprooted. Some debarking of trees was also noted. This degree of|tree damage was consistent with an ef-1 tornado on the enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated to be between 85 and 95 mph.
Numerous trees uprooted or snapped off, shingles taken off of nearby roofs, and several other buildings damaged. This F1 tornado was spawned by the same supercell that produced the F3 tornado in Bryan County, Georgia that moved into western Effingham County and lifted with no further touchdown until the Hardeeville area.
Jasper County dispatch reported significant flooding ongoing on Interstate 95 near mile marker 22. Both the northbound and southbound lanes are closed and completely impassable. Highway 17 is also flooded near Interstate 95 and a gas station has an unknown amount of water in the building. A few cars are submerged in the flood waters on both Interstate 95 and Highway 17. Interstate 95 was closed between exit 18 and exit 24 for almost 24 hours.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
32,166
Population (ACS)
$326K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HELENE | DR |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Tropical Storm | TROPICAL STORM DEBBY | DR |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE HELENE | EM |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Tropical Storm | HURRICANE DEBBY | EM |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Hurricane | HURRICANE IDALIA | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Jasper County, South Carolina?
483 events are on record between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $973K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Jasper County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 395 recorded events — 81.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Jasper County?
10 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 9 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Jasper County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Jasper County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Jasper County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Jasper County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 79 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Jasper County, South Carolina severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Horry County 1,020
- Kershaw County 501
- Hampton County 396
- Lancaster County 507
- Greenwood County 417
- Laurens County 543
Cite this page
“Jasper County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/jasper-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.