Tornado History

Lancaster Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Lancaster, South Carolina. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1957 through 2020, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $28.1M, with 0 deaths and 6 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$28.1Mminimum property damage
May 5, 2020latest tornado
6.8 milongest listed path
530 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 March 28, 19841984F4 April 8, 19571957EF2 May 5, 20202020F1 June 16, 19891989F1 April 5, 19571957F1 March 4, 19771977F1 September 22, 19891989F1 September 7, 20042004EF0 July 12, 20102010EF0 July 12, 20102010EF0 March 4, 20082008EF0 May 24, 20172017Unknown October 1, 19691969© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19572
  • 19892
  • 20102
  • 19691
  • 19771
  • 19841
  • 20041
  • 20081

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
March 28, 1984F4Lancaster, South Carolina2 mi530 yd05$25.0M
April 8, 1957F4Lancaster, South Carolina6.8 mi133 yd00$250K
May 5, 2020EF2Lancaster, South Carolina4.96 mi200 yd00N/A
June 16, 1989F1Lancaster, South Carolina1 mi50 yd01$2.5M
April 5, 1957F1Lancaster, South Carolina1 mi33 yd00$250K
March 4, 1977F1Lancaster, South Carolina1.1 mi20 yd00$25K
September 22, 1989F1Lancaster, South Carolina0.7 mi150 yd00$2K
September 7, 2004F1Lancaster, South Carolina2 mi300 yd00N/A
July 12, 2010EF0Lancaster, South Carolina1.89 mi220 yd00$65K
July 12, 2010EF0Lancaster, South Carolina1.93 mi60 yd00$8K
March 4, 2008EF0Lancaster, South Carolina1.49 mi40 yd00N/A
May 24, 2017EF0Lancaster, South Carolina0.67 mi50 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.