01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR
EVENT FILE / 45019MINIMUM 5 REPORTS
CHARLESTON · SC
Lightning history
NOAA records coded as Lightning in Charleston during the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.
Reports25NOAA county-coded rows
Population context5.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 420,264
Injuries7direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
Not a probability
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
Impact fields on these rows
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 records in this slice
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| 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 |