The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. Read More >
County | Date | Deaths | Time | Rating |
Spartanburg-SC | May 10, 1952 | 2 | 1400 | F3 |
Abbeville-SC | March 31, 1973 | 7 | 1820 | F4 |
Greenwood-SC | December 13, 1973 | 2 | 1430 | F4 |
Gaston-NC | April 2, 1974 | 1 | 0153 | F1 |
Graham-NC | April 3, 1974 | 2 | 2100 | F2 |
Spartanburg-SC | May 5, 1989 | 2 | 1620 | F4 |
Lincoln-NC | May 5, 1989 | 4 | 1654 | F4 |
Union-NC | May 5, 1989 | 1 | 1801 | F4 |
Chester-SC | April 16, 1994 | 1 | 0111 | F2 |
Franklin-GA | September 16, 2004 | 1 | 1645 | F2 |
Iredell-NC | November 15, 2006 | 1 | 2345 | F2 |
Rabun-GA | April 27, 2011 | 1 | 2300 | F3 |
York-SC | November 16, 2011 | 3 | 1830 | EF2 |
Union-SC | April 3, 2017 | 1 | 1421 | EF1 |
Oconee-SC | April 13, 2020 | 1 | 0321 | EF3 |