Marion County, South Carolina tornado history

13 tornadoes recorded in or across Marion County from 1957 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Marion County

The Storm Prediction Center records 13 tornadoes whose paths touched Marion County, South Carolina between 1957 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 4 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 7 November 1995. The most recent was on 27 September 2024.

  • 13tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 19injuries
  • 266per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Marion County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0323%
F1 / EF1646%
F2 / EF2323%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF418%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Marion County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2020s.1950s11960s21980s11990s32000s12020s5

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s2
1980s1
1990s3
2000s1
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in Jun.Jan0Feb1Mar0Apr1May1Jun4Jul0Aug0Sep4Oct1Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun4
Jul0
Aug0
Sep4
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Marion County

  • Strongest: Marion, South Carolina tornado7 November 1995, F4, 1 injury, 0.7 miles long
  • Longest path: South Carolina tornado22 February 1962, F2, 1 injury, 8.7 miles long
  • Most recent: South Carolina tornado27 September 2024, EF0, 6.7 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Marion County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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