Tornado events in Lexington County, South Carolina The tornado 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 (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 49 tornado events on record for Lexington County, South Carolina, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 12 Mar 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 23 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

Mar 12 2026

TornadoEF unrated

3 miles NE of PROVIDENCE

Jun 9 2025

TornadoEF1

4 miles NNE of ELLA

Mar 16 2025

TornadoEF1

2 miles ENE of ELLA

Sep 27 2024

TornadoEF0

3 miles E of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

TornadoEF0

5 miles E of SWANSEA

Jan 9 2024

TornadoEF1

4 miles SSW of SYRUP

Jan 4 2023

TornadoEF1

1 mile WSW of POOLES XRDS

TornadoEF0

3 miles SE of GILBERT

TornadoEF0

2 miles WNW of EDMUND

Apr 5 2022

TornadoEF2

2 miles SSE of SAMARIA

TornadoEF1

At GASTON

Aug 17 2021

TornadoEF1

3 miles NNE of ELLA

TornadoEF0

3 miles W of MURRAY

TornadoEF0

3 miles SW of RIDGE RD XRDS

Oct 31 2019

TornadoEF0

1 mile ENE of LEXINGTON

TornadoEF1

3 miles NW of BARR

TornadoEF1

1 mile NNE of GILBERT

Mar 3 2019

TornadoEF1

1 mile SSE of LEXINGTON

TornadoEF1

2 miles ESE of GILBERT

Apr 15 2018

TornadoEF2

1 mile SE of GILBERT

TornadoEF1

3 miles S of IRMO

TornadoEF0

3 miles NE of LEXINGTON

Apr 5 2017

TornadoEF0

1 mile SSW of PROVIDENCE

Feb 3 2016

TornadoEF0

1 mile S of DIXIANA. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Apr 19 2015

TornadoEF1

4 miles NE of CLUBHOUSE XRDS

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 Lexington 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	1	0	0	1
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1970s	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1980s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
1990s	0	0	0	1	6	5	0	1	0	0	13
2000s	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3
2010s	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	5	13
2020s	0	3	2	3	3	2	1 (part of the year)				14

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

Jan7 events
Feb6 events
Mar6 events
Apr8 events
May0 events
Jun1 event
Jul1 event
Aug9 events
Sep4 events
Oct3 events
Nov4 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Lexington County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	15
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	21
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	8
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	3

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: Lexington County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
Measure	Lexington	All counties of South Carolina	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	49	1,319	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	7.0	4.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	1.6	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 Lexington County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Deaths	Injuries	On record for
24 Feb 2012	Tornado	EF1	$60 thousand	0	0	County
28 Mar 2010	Tornado	EF2	$1.0 million	0	1	County
15 Mar 2008	Tornado	EF2	none	0	0	County
13 Jan 2006	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
27 Sep 2004	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
23 Jul 1997	Tornado	F2	$942 thousand	1	6	County
7 Nov 1995	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
7 Nov 1995	Tornado	not recorded	none	0	0	County
7 Nov 1995	Tornado	F1	none	0	0	County
2 Nov 1995	Tornado	not recorded	$225 thousand	0	0	County
14 Jan 1995	Tornado	F1	$50 thousand	0	0	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F0	none	0	4	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F2	none	0	0	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F3	$50 million	0	40	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F0	none	0	0	County
16 Aug 1994	Tornado	F3	none	0	0	County
22 Feb 1993	Tornado	F1	$5.0 million	0	2	County
21 Feb 1989	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
11 Feb 1981	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	0	0	County
22 Feb 1974	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	0	County
10 Jan 1972	Tornado	F1	$250 thousand	0	2	County
28 Sep 1963	Tornado	F1	$250	0	0	County
5 Apr 1957	Tornado	F2	$25 thousand	0	1	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 Lexington County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/lexington/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 Lexington County?: August has 9 of the 49 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 Lexington County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?: The counties of South Carolina have 4.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Lexington County has 7.0.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Lexington County?: 36 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 10 events have a higher rating. 3 events have no rating.