Tornado events in Aiken County, South Carolina The tornado events on record, by date and by year

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NCEI has 44 tornado events on record for Aiken County, South Carolina, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 12 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 8 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

May 12 2025

TornadoEF1

1 mile S of GLOVERVILLE

Jan 4 2023

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSW of WAGENER

Apr 5 2022

TornadoEF2

6 miles N of NEW HOLLAND XRDS

Apr 13 2020

TornadoEF3

4 miles NE of ELLENTON

Feb 6 2020

TornadoEF1

2 miles NNE of VAUCLUSE

Mar 3 2019

TornadoEF1

2 miles S of MONETTA. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Apr 3 2017

TornadoEF1

3 miles S of MONETTA

TornadoEF0

2 miles SW of AIKEN

Apr 19 2015

TornadoEF2

5 miles SE of GLOVERVILLE

Feb 24 2012

TornadoEF2

2 miles SE of SEIVERN. Damage estimate: $240 thousand

Nov 16 2011

TornadoEF0

2 miles S of ELLENTON. Damage estimate: $20 thousand

Apr 10 2009

TornadoEF3

2 miles ESE of BEECH IS. Damage estimate: $5.0 million

May 11 2008

TornadoEF0

8 miles WNW of WAGENER

TornadoEF0

3 miles SSE of MONETTA

TornadoEF0

6 miles NE of BAYNHAM

Mar 15 2008

TornadoEF2

1 mile N of HORSE CREEK

TornadoEF0

3 miles SE of MONETTA

Mar 4 2008

TornadoEF0

At NEW ELLENTON

Mar 2 2007

TornadoEF0

At AIKEN AFS

Nov 24 2004

TornadoF0

10 miles NE of AIKEN

Sep 27 2004

TornadoF0

9 miles NE of AIKEN

Sep 16 2004

TornadoF0

4 miles N of AIKEN

Sep 7 2004

TornadoF0

5 miles SE of MONETTA

May 6 2003

TornadoF1

7 miles SSE of MONETTA. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Sep 25 2000

TornadoF0

1 mile NNE of NORTH AUGUSTA

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Aiken County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	5
1980s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990s	0	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	9
2000s	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	6	1	15
2010s	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	6
2020s	2	0	1	1	0	1	0 (part of the year)				5

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan1 event
Feb7 events
Mar9 events
Apr7 events
May10 events
Jun0 events
Jul0 events
Aug1 event
Sep5 events
Oct0 events
Nov4 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Aiken County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	19
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	12
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	10
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	2
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	1

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Aiken County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Aiken	All counties of South Carolina	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	44	1,319	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	4.1	4.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	2.6	2.5	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Aiken County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
14 Feb 2000	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
7 May 1998	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
7 May 1996	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
7 Nov 1995	Tornado	F2	$460 thousand	1	County
7 Nov 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	County
25 Feb 1992	Tornado	F0	$25 thousand	0	County
29 Mar 1991	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
3 Mar 1991	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
3 Mar 1991	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
1 Mar 1991	Tornado	F2	none	0	County
23 Apr 1983	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	County
8 May 1978	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	County
24 Feb 1977	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
28 May 1976	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	0	County
28 May 1976	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	County
17 Sep 1975	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	0	County
25 Aug 1965	Tornado	not recorded	$30	0	County
24 Feb 1961	Tornado	F1	$25 thousand	5	County
24 Feb 1961	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	2	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Columbia, SC (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Aiken County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/aiken/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Aiken County?: May has 10 of the 44 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for South Carolina?: NCEI has 1,319 tornado events on record for South Carolina from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Aiken County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?: The counties of South Carolina have 4.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Aiken County has 4.1.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Aiken County?: 31 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 12 events have a higher rating. 1 event has no rating.