South Carolina Tornadoes
| Year | Tornadoes | Deathes | Injuries | Cost Adjusted |
| 1950 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 65,607 |
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 60,813 |
| 1952 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $ 596,715 |
| 1953 | 4 | 0 | 2 | $ 716,545 |
| 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 5,878 |
| 1955 | 7 | 2 | 15 | $ 1,262,549 |
| 1956 | 6 | 0 | 2 | $ 709,768 |
| 1957 | 7 | 0 | 19 | $ 1,249,210 |
| 1958 | 4 | 1 | 2 | $ 66,200 |
| 1959 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 59,822 |
| 1960 | 4 | 0 | 10 | $ 5,501,918 |
| 1961 | 13 | 1 | 9 | $ 1,291,403 |
| 1962 | 10 | 0 | 4 | $ 235,600 |
| 1963 | 11 | 3 | 13 | $ 5,390,374 |
| 1964 | 21 | 0 | 3 | $ 798,423 |
| 1965 | 19 | 0 | 46 | $ 7,393,836 |
| 1966 | 10 | 0 | 8 | $ 175,731 |
| 1967 | 11 | 0 | 5 | $ 856,891 |
| 1968 | 8 | 0 | 1 | $ 105,046 |
| 1969 | 11 | 0 | 3 | $ 1,000,468 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $ 4,075 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 | 0 | $ 82,024 |
| 1972 | 5 | 0 | 3 | $ 4,240,313 |
| 1973 | 23 | 10 | 111 | $ 26,651,376 |
| 1974 | 11 | 6 | 6 | $ 4,624,738 |
| 1975 | 11 | 0 | 32 | $ 1,563,533 |
| 1976 | 14 | 1 | 11 | $ 4,062,877 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 | 13 | $ 3,318,816 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 | 1 | $ 293,674 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 | 2 | $ 7,187,408 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 | 45 | $ 6,562,477 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 | 6 | $ 1,798,909 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 | 16 | $ 1,840,177 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 | 9 | $ 1,971,685 |
| 1984 | 18 | 15 | 447 | $ 124,000,000 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 | 39 | $ 2,233,574 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 3 | $ 14,426 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $ 153,103 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $ 1,336,546 |
| 1989 | 18 | 2 | 50 | $ 7,410,931 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 | 9 | $ 741,695 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | 6 | $ 361,038 |
| 1992 | 9 | 1 | 9 | $ 1,161,902 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 | 4 | $ 2,650,288 |
| 1994 | 40 | 1 | 76 | $ 13,170,883 |
| 1995 | 54 | 0 | 23 | $ 3,847,014 |
| Total | 477 | 47 | 1070 | $ 248,000,000 |
| Avg/year | 10 | 1 | 23 | $ 5,401,318 |
Compared with other States, South Carolina ranks number 24 for frequency of Tornadoes, 24 for number of deaths, 23 for injuries and 24 for cost of damages. When we compare these statistics to other States by the frequency per square mile, South Carolina ranks, number 18 for the frequency of tornadoes, number 21 for fatalities, number 18 for injuries per area and number 18 for costs per area. Based on data from 1950 - 1995.
South Carolina in 1970 had a population of 2,590,713 and between 1950 and 1995 had 477 tornadoes. This ranks the State number 24 in tornadoes by State. The population in 1970 divided by the number of tornadoes equals 5,431 This ranks South Carolina number 21 in the ratio of tornadoes to population. South Carolina had 47 fatalities between 1950 and 1995. Compared to other states it ranked 24 The risk of death in any one year is 1 in 2,480,470 This ranks South Carolina as number 19 for the risk of death by tornado . Between 1950 and 1995 the state had 1,070 injuries involving tornadoes. This ranks the state number 23 among the States for injury. The risk of injury in any one year is one in 108,955 When we divide the population by the number of injuries, the State ranks number 19 The total cost of tornadoes between 1950 and 1995 was $248,460,640.00 This ranks the state number 24 The cost per person for tornadoes, in the state per year, is $ 2.13 This ranks the State number 19 In costs for tornadoes per person
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