Tornado History

Orangeburg Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Orangeburg, South Carolina. The records below identify 72 tornadoes from 1953 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $7.3M, with 2 deaths and 21 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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72recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$7.3Mminimum property damage
September 27, 2024latest tornado
21.9 milongest listed path
1320 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 April 23, 19831983F3 December 10, 20042004EF3 March 15, 20082008EF3 April 13, 20202020F2 May 15, 19761976F2 March 8, 19981998F2 March 8, 19981998F2 September 28, 19631963F2 July 25, 19781978EF2 April 19, 20192019EF2 April 13, 20202020F1 December 5, 19771977F1 September 18, 19941994EF1 June 4, 20132013F1 April 13, 1979F1 April 8, 1983F1 August 16, 1994F1 June 1, 1953F1 August 20, 1963F1 March 3, 1971F1 March 16, 1976F1 June 25, 1978F1 July 23, 1980F1 July 26, 1981F1 July 3, 1983EF1 May 29, 2012F1 November 23, 1961F1 July 24, 1962F1 July 23, 1965F1 July 25, 1978F1 April 20, 1981EF1 May 4, 2017EF1 January 21, 2017EF1 February 12, 2019EF1 April 19, 2019EF1 April 13, 2020EF1 August 17, 2021EF1 April 5, 2022EF1 September 26, 2024EF1 September 26, 2024F0 January 2, 1996EF0 May 14, 2012EF0 August 6, 2010EF0 September 7, 2014F0 March 7, 1996F0 January 13, 2006F0 January 14, 1995EF0 April 15, 2007F0 April 8, 1964F0 July 13, 1982F0 April 29, 1959F0 February 24, 1961F0 May 24, 1965F0 January 2, 1996F0 September 3, 1998F0 February 19, 1999F0 April 25, 2003F0 September 7, 2004F0 May 7, 2006F0 January 13, 2006EF0 June 9, 2014EF0 October 10, 2018EF0 October 10, 2018EF0 October 10, 2018EF0 March 3, 2019EF0 September 17, 2020EF0 April 5, 2022EF0 April 5, 2022EF0 January 4, 2023EF0 September 27, 2024EF0 September 27, 2024EF0 September 27, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • EF3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)5
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)18
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)16
  • EF0 (Light damage)16

Most Active Years

  • 20245
  • 20194
  • 20204
  • 19783
  • 19833
  • 19963
  • 19983
  • 20063

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
April 23, 1983F3Orangeburg, South Carolina4 mi200 yd00$2.5M
April 13, 2020EF3Orangeburg, South Carolina21.9 mi770 yd27N/A
December 10, 2004F3Orangeburg, South Carolina1.5 mi80 yd01N/A
March 15, 2008EF3Orangeburg, South Carolina10.11 mi1320 yd00N/A
May 15, 1976F2Orangeburg, South Carolina3.8 mi40 yd03$250K
March 8, 1998F2Orangeburg, South Carolina5 mi100 yd00$220K
March 8, 1998F2Orangeburg, South Carolina1.3 mi75 yd00$80K
September 28, 1963F2Orangeburg, South Carolina0.5 mi100 yd01$25K
July 25, 1978F2Orangeburg, South Carolina0.1 mi10 yd00$25K
April 19, 2019EF2Orangeburg, South Carolina10.6 mi300 yd00N/A
April 13, 2020EF2Orangeburg, South Carolina8.63 mi700 yd00N/A
December 5, 1977F1Orangeburg, South Carolina9.8 mi130 yd07$2.5M

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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.