NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
SC EVENT-TYPE FILE2016—2025

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lightning reports

NOAA recorded 138 county-coded Lightning reports across 25 South Carolina reporting areas from 2016 through 2025, including 61 reported injuries and 2 reported fatalities in the official archive.

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

Reports138county-coded rows
County areas25represented
Injuries61direct + indirect
Fatalities2direct + indirect
01 / ANNUAL TRACE

South Carolina Lightning reports by year

NOAA recorded 138 South Carolina Lightning reports across the complete 2016–2025 period.

201611
201713
201816
201913
202011
20215
202222
202318
20249
202520
03 / COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Local South Carolina Lightning analyses

The directory lists 25 South Carolina reporting areas represented in this statewide Lightning record.

All South Carolina records →
Beaufort32 reportsExplore →Charleston25 reportsExplore →Horry15 reportsExplore →Berkeley11 reportsExplore →Richland10 reportsExplore →Colleton8 reportsExplore →Dorchester5 reportsExplore →Spartanburg5 reportsExplore →
READING THE RECORD

History is evidence—not a forecast.

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.