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Northern Colleton County, South Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
245
All events
1
Deaths
$770K
Property damage
Year by year
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Widespread snow impacted the inland half of Colleton County. Snowfall accumulations generally ranged from a dusting up to 1.5 inches. The highest reported amounts were in the Walterboro area of 1 to 1.5 inches. However, Colleton County Emergency Management reported almost 40 snow…
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Emergency management reported power lines down at the intersection of Cavanaugh and Black Creek Road, which resulted in a fire.
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Emergency management reported trees down and blocking both lanes near the intersection of Benton Farm Road and Rentz Drive.
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Emergency management reported trees down and blocking one lane near the intersection of Green Pond Highway and Possum Corner Road.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane near Walterboro, SC.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane northwest of Jacksonboro, SC.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane near the intersection of Augusta Highway and Powder Horn Lane.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane near the intersection of Zion Road and Coolers Dairy Road.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking both lanes near the intersection of Bells Highway and Hydrick Road.
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Emergency management reported power lines down and blocking both lanes near the intersection of Lodge Highway and Beulah Road.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking both lanes north of Walterboro, SC.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane of a road west of Walterboro, SC.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking both lanes near the intersection of Cottageville Highway and Merrick Drive.
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Emergency management reported a tree down and blocking one lane near the intersection of Rehoboth Road and Hughes Drive.
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The local criteria for an Extreme Cold Warning is temperature or wind chill of 10 degrees or less. A wind chill temperature of 10 degrees or less was ongoing at the Walterboro Airport (KRBW) and the Combahee RAWS site (COBS1). The wind chill temperature first fell to 10 degrees o…
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The local criteria for an Extreme Cold Warning is temperature or wind chill of 10 degrees or less. The wind chill temperature first fell below 10 degrees at the Walterboro Airport (KRBW) at 22:35 EST and the Combahee RAWS site at 22:49 EST.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle produced a light glaze of ice, mostly on elevated and exposed surfaces across much of the county. Ice did not impact roadways or other infrastructure.
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Emergency management reported several trees and power lines down, blocking both lanes near the intersection of Moselle Road and Cross Swamp Road. There were a few fires also associated with the downed power lines.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking one lane of Round O Road near Cottageville Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking one lane on Burr Hill Road near Jacksonboro Road.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Jason Lane blocking one lane near Sidneys Road.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down near Sniders Highway and Tobys Bluff Lane. The tree struck a vehicle and caused a collision.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking one lane in the 7000 block of Green Pond Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down along Interstate 95 near mile marker 41 blocking one lane.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A rare winter storm produced significant accumulations of snow and sleet across Colleton County. Storm total snow/sleet accumulations of 2.0-4.0 inches were observed across the inland portion of the county. Reports include CoCoRaHS observations of 3.7 inches in Smoaks, 3.5 inches…
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Trace amounts of sleet and freezing rain fell across mostly the northern portion of Colleton County. The winter weather caused some travel disruption including ice on the roadway on Highway 61 near Happiness Lane, resulting in a vehicle collision.
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Strong winds associated with Helene produced widespread tree damage across the entire county. Colleton County Emergency Management reported at least 14 homes impacted across the entire county during the event, with 1 of these homes sustaining major damage. The peak wind gust meas…
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported 35 trees, 1 power line and 1 power pole down across Northern Colleton, most notably around Walterboro and Round O. Additionally, approximately 70 trees were reported down across the entire span of Colleton County.
Three people were injured in a car crash near the intersection of Jefferies Highway and Pleasant Grove Road. Fog played a significant role in the cause of the incident.
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A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down along Bells Highway near the intersection with Portee Lane.
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A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down near the intersection of Mount Carmel Road and Calabash Creek Lane.
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A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down.
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A Colleton County emergency manager reported a tree down and blocking both lanes of Green Pond Highway.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Hendersonville Highway and Combahee Road.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking one lane of Purple Heart Drive.
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South Carolina Highway Patrol reported a tree down near the intersection of Garris Avenue and Colleton Mill Lane.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down near the intersection of Beulah Road and Pepperwood Lane.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on White Hall Road blocking one lane.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a powerline blocking one lane of Cottageville Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking both lanes of Mount Carmel Road.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking both lanes of Bells Highway at Azalea Patch Road.
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Powerlines were reported down on Cottageville Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree and powerlines down at 1596 Sunrise Road.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on Wolf Creek Road at Remount Lane.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down at 7000 Bells Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down at 3549 Rhode Drive.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported powerlines down blocking both lanes on Sanders Street at S Memorial Avenue.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down blocking both lanes at Ashton Road and Confederate Highway.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree on a residence at 606 Francis Street.
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Colleton County Emergency Management reported a tree down on a residence west of Walterboro with a power pole down.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 55 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 19 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
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