McCormick County, South Carolina: hazard risk
FEMA rates McCormick County's overall risk Very Low (score 9.5 of 100, higher than 9% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 251 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 62.3 | $158K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 59.5 | $79K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 40.1 | $519K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 30.8 | $263K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 24.6 | $139K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 51.3 | $177K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34.8 | $11K |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 34.0 | $101K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 32.5 | $226 |
| Hail | Very Low | 31.2 | $76K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 22.4 | $46K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 16.8 | $1.2M |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 3.2 | $1K |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 152 | 0 | $416K | 32nd of 46 | 767th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 50 | 0 | $175K | 39th of 46 | 1679th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 16 | 0 | $2.1M | 21st of 46 | 1237th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 16 | 0 | – | 21st of 46 | 2332nd of 3,077 |
| Floods | 7 | 0 | $23K | 35th of 46 | 2460th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 5 | 0 | $36K | 38th of 46 | 2275th of 3,080 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 3 | 0 | $21M | 22nd of 46 | 537th of 1,849 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $285K | 30th of 46 | 1144th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full McCormick County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.