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Storm events on record through

Wind events in Aiken County, South Carolina The wind events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search.

NCEI has 557 wind events on record for Aiken County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 27 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 186 wind 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.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

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

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.

Newest wind events on record

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of KATHWOOD. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SE of GLOVERVILLE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ESE of AIKEN. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles ESE of MONETTA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of MONETTA

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles SSE of AIKEN. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NNE of NEW ELLENTON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SE of AIKEN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles S of EUREKA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile WNW of TALATHA

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NW of JACKSONVILLE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

At JACKSONVILLE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNE of BEECH IS

Thunderstorm Wind64 mph (56 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSW of HORSE CREEK

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles N of KATHWOOD. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of BELVEDERE. Damage estimate: $5 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles E of KITCHINGS MILL

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WSW of PERRY

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles N of OAKWOOD

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of JACKSON

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles ESE of TALATHA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

6 miles N of NEW HOLLAND XRDS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile N of TALATHA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

5 miles ENE of PERRY

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of BELVEDERE

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. Wind speed is in miles per hour, with the knots that NCEI gives.

Wind events by year

Wind events on record for Aiken County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000101114
1960s00000010001
1970s111151210114
1980s1121313721536
1990s641029195121270
2000s1296871013101815108
2010s2337151016151532308201
2020s1473910151622123

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

Thunderstorm wind events are on record from 1955. High wind and strong wind events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan25
  2. Feb14
  3. Mar26
  4. Apr40
  5. May57
  6. Jun168
  7. Jul120
  8. Aug56
  9. Sep21
  10. Oct10
  11. Nov6
  12. Dec14

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Aiken County by wind speed
Wind speedLevelEvents
under 58 mphbelow severe threshold242
58 to 73 mphsevere294
74 to 95 mphhurricane-force21
96 mph and overextreme0

Magnitude for wind speeds (e.g., 81 kts, where 1 kt = 1.152 mph) can be estimated by damage caused or measured by official NWS-approved calibrated anemometers. Common measurement types include Measured Gust (MG), Measured Sustained (MS), Estimated Gust (EG), or Estimated Sustained (ES).

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

The table has the events with a speed in the record. NCEI gives the speed in knots; 1 knot is 1.151 miles per hour.

Beside the other counties

Wind events on record: Aiken County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
MeasureAikenAll counties of South CarolinaAll counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 202655717,121637,939
Events for each 100 square miles52.056.918.1
Events for each 10,000 residents32.633.019.2

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 wind events on record

Wind events on record for Aiken County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Strong Wind45 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind55 mph$20000County
Thunderstorm Wind46 mph$20000County
Strong Wind55 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Strong Wind40 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind44 mph$2000County
Strong Wind43 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind52 mphnone00Forecast zone
High Wind58 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind52 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$60 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$60 thousand00County
High Wind60 mph$50 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$22 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$3 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$40 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$240 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind86 mph$120 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$24 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind55 mph$500 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$18 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind86 mph$140 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$16 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$4 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$24 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$16 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12 thousand00County
Strong Wind49 mph$25 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$12 thousand04County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$3 thousand00County
High Wind58 mph$25 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$1 thousand04County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$20 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone01County

The site keeps 197 of the 557 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

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

Questions

Which month has the most wind events on record for Aiken County?
June has 168 of the 557 wind events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many wind events are on record for South Carolina?
NCEI has 17,517 wind events on record for South Carolina from 1955 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 56.9 wind events for each 100 square miles. Aiken County has 52.0.
How fast is the wind on record for Aiken County?
315 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 21 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.