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York County, South Carolina
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
178
Hail reports
47
Floods since 1996
756
All events
10
Deaths
$49.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in York County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 22 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
EM reported a tree was blown down on a moving vehicle on Pleasant Rd in Fort Mill killing the 80-year-old female driver. Other trees were blown down in Rock Hill, including a large tree that fell across three parked vehicles on Park Ave.
The tornado that touched down near Lowrys in extreme northern Chester County moved into York County southeast of McConnells, just east of Darby Rd. The damage path was non-continuous for the first three miles of its track across York County, although open farmland made it difficu…
Lightning struck and killed a 36-year-old man on Golden Pond Dr.
Lightning struck a tree, which fell on and killed a bicyclist.
Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down in the Tega Cay area. An 86-year-old woman was killed on the morning of the 14th, when a tree, apparently weakened by the strong winds, fell on her.
Thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70 mph.
Multiple sources reported an almost continuous swath of very large hail ranging from 2-inch diameter up to baseball size from the city of York through the city of Rock Hill. Intense downbursts producing wind gusts as high as 90 mph resulted in areas of wind-driven hail that produ…
National Severe Storms Lab relayed multiple public reports of up to golf ball size hail on the north side of Rock Hill.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages along Saluda Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported trees blown down on Daves Rd and on Williamson Rd.
Drought Drought
Drought Drought
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Emergency manager reported flash flooding developed across central and southern York County after 3.5 to 5.5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Inundation of Wilson Chapel Rd occurred in the Sharon area, likely due to Bullock Creek overflowing its banks. One lane of Bookout…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down on Lawrence Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Ham radio operator reported trees blown down onto the roof of a home on Ridge Rd near Glenn Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported trees blown down along Regent Parkway.
Hail Hail
Ham radio operator reported golf ball size hail at Ridge Rd and Glenn Rd.
Hail Hail
Multiple public reports of quarter to half dollar size hail were received from the Lake Wylie area.
Hail Hail
Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail in the Newport community.
Hail Hail
Public reported half dollar size hail in the Rock Hill area.
Hail Hail
Public reported half-dollar size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility equipment reported trees blown down on power lines in the McConnells area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported trees blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near Langrum Branch Rd.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported numerous trees blown and minor roof damage to a few homes throughout York County.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
NWS damage survey found the path of en EF0 tornado that began along Highway 161 just south of the intersection with Highway 55 where several trees were uprooted. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Wilmoth Rd, Beamguard Rd and Highway 55 where additional trees were uprooted and…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A stream gauge on the Catawba River indicated flash flooding developed after 5-9 inches of rain fell over the basin over two days. One to two inches of that fell in less than six hours during the morning of the 27th. The main impacts were just downstream of the Highway 21 bridge,…
Flood Flood
Although heavy rain ended across the South Carolina Piedmont by early afternoon, flooding continued along the Catawba River and some of its tributaries, with stream levels slowly increasing through the overnight and early morning hours of the 28th before cresting. The main impact…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Law enforcement reported Jones Branch overflowed its banks in the Fort Mill Area after 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours in association with a slow-moving cluster of thunderstorms. Harris Rd was inundated near I-77 by water from the creek. Additionally, media r…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple sources reported flash flooding developed across a portion of York County, mainly in areas just west and southwest of Rock Hill, after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell. The main streams impacted were Wildcat Creek, Fishing Creek and their tributaries. Water from a tributary in…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported a tree blown down across Highway 49 and multiple trees down along Mount Gallant Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency manager reported several trees and power lines blown down in Fort Mill and vicinity.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
County comms reported a few trees blown down north of York.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
NWS storm survey found a virtually continuous path of downburst damage from the city of York, southeast across the city of Rock Hill, across the Catawba community to the Lancaster County border. Widespread trees and power lines were blow down along this path. Numerous homes exper…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Within a larger swath of wind damage, an especially intense downburst producing wind gusts of around 90 mph developed over the city of Rock Hill. Mostly minor structural damage due solely to wind occurred to hundreds of structures, mainly just south of the city center. Wind-drive…
Hail Hail
Ham radio operator reported quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
Ham radio operators reported quarter size hail from the Lesslie community through Catawba to the Lancaster County border.
Hail Hail
Public reported 3/4 inch hail in the Tega Cay area.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Emergency manager reported very gusty winds in the wake of a cold front caused a tree to fall on a home on Charlotte St in the city of York, resulting in damage to the roof.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Multiple sources reported flash flooding developed in the Rock Hill and Form Mill areas after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in around 12 hours, with about half of that falling in just a couple of hours during the late morning and early afternoon. Multiple streams overflowed their ba…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 34 | 0 |
| 2011 | 44 | 2 |
| 2010 | 31 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 1 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 31 | 1 |
| 2002 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 2 |
| 1997 | 12 | 1 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 1 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
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