NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 45035MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

DORCHESTER · SC

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 5 county-coded Lightning reports in Dorchester, SC, from 2016 through 2025, with 0 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $206K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports5NOAA county-coded rows
Population context3.0per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 167,201
Injuries0direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

5 reports in ten years does not mean a 0.5-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Dorchester reports by year

NOAA recorded 5 Lightning in Dorchester reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20191
20211
20221
20252
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Dorchester

The Lightning in Dorchester records contain 0 injuries, 0 fatalities, $206K 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$206Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,019within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Dorchester source records

NOAA supplied 5 recent Lightning in Dorchester 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.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for Dorchester
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-11NOAA 1,286,274Emergency Manager—$20K
2025-07-11NOAA 1,286,272Emergency Manager—$25K
2022-04-05NOAA 1,020,833911 Call Center—$60K
2021-08-19NOAA 979,146Law Enforcement—$1K
2019-07-13NOAA 844,650Broadcast Media—$100K
READING THE RECORD

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A NOAA record count describes reports entered for a place and period. It does not estimate the chance, severity, or location of a future event. For active hazards, use your local National Weather Service office and official alerts.