NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 45079MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

RICHLAND · SC

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 10 county-coded Lightning reports in Richland, SC, from 2016 through 2025, with 2 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $320K in filed damage.

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

Reports10NOAA county-coded rows
Population context2.4per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 422,117
Injuries2direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

10 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.0-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in Richland reports by year

NOAA recorded 10 Lightning in Richland reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20181
20204
20224
20251
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in Richland

The Lightning in Richland records contain 2 injuries, 0 fatalities, $320K in property damage, and $130 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$320Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$130not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,018within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in Richland source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in Richland 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 Richland
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-07-12NOAA 1,271,342Fire Department/Rescue—$300K
2022-07-04NOAA 1,026,281Emergency Manager—$0
2022-06-16NOAA 1,022,762Fire Department/Rescue—$5K
2022-06-16NOAA 1,022,760Fire Department/Rescue—$5K
2022-06-16NOAA 1,022,759Fire Department/Rescue—$5K
2020-08-18NOAA 906,390Fire Department/Rescue—$20
2020-08-07NOAA 906,382Fire Department/Rescue—$0
2020-08-06NOAA 906,373Fire Department/Rescue—$20
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.