A lightning strike at Dominion Beach Park on Lake Murray, Lexington County, South Carolina, sent electrical current through a swim area cable, injuring 20 people in the evening of June 24, 2025.
An EF-1 tornado with winds reaching 169 km/h (105 mph) ripped through Langley, South Carolina, on Monday, May 12, 2025, damaging homes and structures.
Charleston, South Carolina, set a new daily rainfall record on Sunday, May 11, 2025, after a moisture-laden storm system brought prolonged periods of heavy rain to the region. The event marked the highest recorded precipitation for that date at Charleston International Airport, with widespread impacts extending across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Flash flood threats are expected to persist through Wednesday, May 14, according to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC).
A series of wildfires erupted across North and South Carolina over the weekend, fueled by dry vegetation, low humidity, and gusty winds, prompting evacuations, road closures, and a statewide burning ban in South Carolina. As of early Sunday, firefighting crews are battling blazes that have collectively scorched thousands of acres, with some fires remaining at 0% containment.
A plume of moisture from Hurricane “Rafael” moved northward into the Southeastern United States and collided with a stationary front over South Carolina, causing intense rainfall in Orangeburg County on November 6 and 7, 2024. The extreme rainfall, totaling 180 – 380 mm (7 – 15 inches) in 24 hours, overwhelmed local ponds and dams, leading to failures that sent water downstream, damaging bridges and roads near Norway, South Carolina.
A powerful storm rolled over South Carolina on April 20, 2024, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and golf to softball-sized hail. The storm system affected the larger areas of Lancaster and York counties but focused its most intense effects in northeast-central York County, causing significant structural damage and power outages.
Heavy rains and flooding struck the Carolinas on December 17, 2023, as a powerful storm system moved up the East Coast, causing record rainfall in Charleston and significant flooding along the South Carolina coast.
Tropical Storm "Danny" — the 4th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season — has made landfall in South Carolina at 23:30 UTC on June 28, 2021. This is the first named storm to make landfall in the state of South Carolina in the month of June…
Hurricane "Isaias" made landfall in North Carolina at around 03:10 UTC on August 4, 2020, with winds reaching 137 km/h (85 mph), making it a Category 1 hurricane. This is the first hurricane to make landfall in North Carolina during the month of August…
A daylight fireball streaked through the sky over North and South Carolina at around 10:50 UTC (06:50 on April 4, 2019. The event lasted up to 10 seconds. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 775 reports by 07:44 UTC, April 5. The event was seen from Alabama,…
