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In South Carolina, tropical damage is not always driven by the center of a storm. Tornadoes embedded in rain bands and widespread tree damage can create some of the most disruptive impacts, even far inland.

In South Carolina, hurricane impacts are not always measured by wind speed or rainfall totals. Flooded roads, damaged infrastructure, and blocked access routes can isolate communities before, during, and after a storm — turning mobility itself into part of the emergency.

Dangerous heat with temperatures near 100 degrees will dominate the Fourth of July forecast. The state will only see limited storm chances.

South Carolina has historically seen limited tropical impacts during July. Tropical Storm Chantal impacted the region in 2025 and Hurricane Bob made landfall in 1985.

Data from the South Carolina Department of Public Health shows the highest annual number of heat-related hospitalizations occur in Richland, Horry, Greenville, Charleston and Lexington counties.

Warmer weather is returning to South Carolina over the weekend which will result in air temperatures near 100 degrees and heat indices in excess of 104 degrees.

South Carolina officially entered astronomical summer on June 21, marking the longest day of the year.

Tropical Storm Arthur was short-lived, but its leftover moisture brought heavy rain, gusty winds, and isolated severe weather to parts of South Carolina.

South Carolina will be the subject of beneficial rain as tropical moisture from the Gulf impacts the state on Thursday and Friday.

South Carolina is known for its hot, humid summers with the Columbia setting the state's all-time heat record at 113 degrees Fahrenheit.