01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
Lightning in Charleston reports by year
NOAA recorded 25 Lightning in Charleston reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
EVENT FILE / 45019MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
CHARLESTON · SC
Lightning history
NOAA recorded 25 county-coded Lightning reports in Charleston, SC, from 2016 through 2025, with 7 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $624K in filed damage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026
Reports25NOAA county-coded rows
Population context5.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 420,264
Injuries7direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count
25 reports in ten years does not mean a 2.5-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES
Recorded impacts for Lightning in Charleston
The Lightning in Charleston records contain 7 injuries, 0 fatalities, $624K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.
Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.
Property damage$624Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,017within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE
Latest Lightning in Charleston source records
NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Charleston source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.
Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.
| Date | Event ID | Source | Magnitude / scale | Filed damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | NOAA 1,292,390 | Emergency Manager | — | $3K |
| 2025-07-11 | NOAA 1,286,276 | Emergency Manager | — | $20K |
| 2025-06-15 | NOAA 1,279,772 | Emergency Manager | — | $1K |
| 2024-05-19 | NOAA 1,186,070 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $5K |
| 2022-09-01 | NOAA 1,057,501 | Public | — | $10K |
| 2022-09-01 | NOAA 1,057,499 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $10K |
| 2022-09-01 | NOAA 1,057,497 | Fire Department/Rescue | — | $10K |
| 2022-07-23 | NOAA 1,042,969 | 911 Call Center | — | $10K |