Severe Weather History


South Carolina Heavy Rain History: 281 Recorded Events

281

Recorded events

40

Counties affected

2

Direct deaths

$3.5M

Property damage

South Carolina heavy rain history: 281 recorded events across 40 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

South Carolina heavy rain history by decade

South Carolina heavy rain history: recorded events per decade
South Carolina heavy rain history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 149 reported heavy rain 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 heavy rain events in South Carolina

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Richland County450$1.1M2011–2025
#2Lexington County190$10K2012–2023
#3Georgetown County181$1.5M2002–2025
#4Horry County160$550K1998–2016
#5Greenville County160$01999–2013
#6Spartanburg County130$35K1999–2013
#7Orangeburg County120$02011–2023
#8Aiken County120$1002013–2023
#9Darlington County100$02004–2015
#10Anderson County90$1K1999–2013
#11York County90$102K1996–2016
#12Sumter County90$1002017–2025
#13Florence County80$02002–2010
#14Pickens County80$11K1997–2006
#15Chesterfield County80$1002013–2018
#16Marlboro County70$02003–2010
#17Charleston County70$11K2010–2023
#18Oconee County60$10K1999–2013
#19Clarendon County50$2K2010–2017
#20Laurens County41$01997–2013
#21Edgefield County40$1002016–2020
#22Cherokee County40$90K1999–2008
#23Greenwood County30$5K2000–2014
#24Colleton County30$5002013–2018
#25Berkeley County30$02006–2012
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest heavy rain events in South Carolina

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Sep 6, 2008Georgetown County—10
Jul 10, 2013Laurens County—10
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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