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Severe Storm history in South Carolina

South Carolina has 213 county-level severe storm declarations across 46 counties. Barnwell County leads with 7 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $49.6M.

This page shows every South Carolina county in South Carolina that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in South Carolina, see the South Carolina state page.

Severe Storm in South Carolina

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Barnwell County7$710K
2Berkeley County7$13.1M
3Bamberg County6$276K
4Colleton County6$2.2M
5Georgetown County6$16K
6Hampton County6$2.3M
7Orangeburg County6$2.1M
8Aiken County5$665K
9Charleston County5$2.1M
10Chester County5$241K
11Dillon County5$122K
12Dorchester County5$185K
13Florence County5$438K
14Marlboro County5$319K
15Newberry County5$373K
16Oconee County5$8.1M
17Pickens County5$1.7M
18Spartanburg County5$1.8M
19Union County5$352K
20Williamsburg County5$228K
21Abbeville County4$59K
22Allendale County4$0
23Anderson County4$842K
24Beaufort County4$240K
25Calhoun County4$0
26Cherokee County4$265K
27Chesterfield County4$2.7M
28Clarendon County4$0
29Darlington County4$229K
30Edgefield County4$2K
31Fairfield County4$15K
32Greenville County4$1.6M
33Greenwood County4$175K
34Horry County4$1.8M
35Jasper County4$455K
36Kershaw County4$78K
37Lancaster County4$129K
38Laurens County4$866K
39Lee County4$0
40Lexington County4$387K
41Marion County4$99K
42McCormick County4$9K
43Richland County4$1.6M
44Saluda County4$17K
45Sumter County4$132K
46York County4$569K