218
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Marlboro County, South Carolina: 218 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 91. That places the county #888 nationally and #31 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Marlboro County, South Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Marlboro County is the 2010s, when 94 of the county's 218 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Marlboro County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 67.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #888 for this hazard and #31 within South Carolina, putting it in the 71.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Marlboro County with 59 recorded events, while Oct is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2010 | BENNETSVILLE ARPT | 83 | 0 | 1 | $55K |
| May 24, 1988 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2025 | MILL VLG | 50 | $0 |
| May 2, 2025 | FLETCHER | 50 | $0 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | FULTON | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | ISLAY | 52 | $0 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | GENOA | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | SCOTT | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | TATUM | 55 | $6K |
| Jan 9, 2024 | BENNETTSVILLE | 55 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | BLENHEIM | 50 | $0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | FULTON | 50 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Marlboro County
- Hail 61
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A few very strong microburts caused widespread damage near the city of|Wallace SC. The width of the entire damage area is approximately 2 to 3 |miles wide and 4 to 5 miles long. All of the damage was aligned nearly|unidirectional at every location damage was observed. The near straight |line swath of damage coupled with evidence of a very wide swath of damage |was indicative of microbursts in this event. ||Most of the winds within this area ranged from 65 to 85 mph with several |locations of 90 to 110 mph winds. Several homes were impacted with roofs |blown off, and an unanchored single wide mobile home was flipped off its |foundation. In addition, hundreds of softwood and hardwood trees|were either snapped or uprooted across a wide area. The most intensive|damage appeared in three areas including: Grants Mill Rd W near Hwy 9|east of Wallace, the Garden Rd area near Old Wire Rd., and along sections|of Hwy 177 northeast of Wallace.
A 40 x 60 foot section of roof was blown off a large metal warehouse of a Flakeboard MDF Plant on Highway 912. A trailer was blown off its foundation at the plant. The rear window of a pickup truck was shattered. One person was trapped between a trailer and metal beam and suffered a broken arm. National Weather Service personnel estimated a wind gust to 95 mph caused the damage.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a microburst with winds to 95 mph. The most significant structural damage occurred to a small three-bay auto garage on Juniper Street near Highway 9 in Clio. This brick and cinder block structure lost its sheet metal roof just before the exterior walls collapsed. Two people took shelter inside the building just before the storm hit and were not injured. The roof of the building was lifted and blown approximately 100 yards. A snapped power pole appeared to be the result of the airborne roof. Trees were also down. The damage pattern was indicative of a strong and narrow microburst. The microburst was estimated to be 20 yards wide and 100 yards long.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Marlboro County, South Carolina?
218 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Marlboro County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Marlboro County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Marlboro County measured 91.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Marlboro County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Marlboro County, South Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-carolina/marlboro-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.