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Storm events on record through

Wind events in Lexington 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 834 wind events on record for Lexington County, South Carolina, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest wind event on record is on 18 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 323 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 WSW of CAYCE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile W of RED BANK. Damage estimate: $2 thousand

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile SSE of GASTON

Thunderstorm Wind70 mph (61 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles W of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles W of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NNE of THOR

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles ENE of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles WNW of ARTHUR

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of KATHWOOD

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SSE of IRMO

Thunderstorm Wind58 mph (50 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile NNW of SPRINGDALE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles WSW of EDMUND

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles W of GASTON LEX CO ARPT

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile WSW of LEESVILLE

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile S of POOLES XRDS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile ENE of CHAPIN

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

1 mile E of SAMARIA

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

3 miles NNW of POOLES XRDS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

4 miles NW of ARTHUR

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles SW of SYRUP

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles NW of ARTHUR

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles E of CLUBHOUSE XRDS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of CLUBHOUSE XRDS

Thunderstorm Wind60 mph (52 knots, estimated gust)

2 miles ENE of CHAPIN

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 Lexington County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000010001
1960s10000203006
1970s101139021119
1980s0343033314942
1990s6373111051714884
2000s14131418151318183816177
2010s28522619123724493623306
2020s2911246230358199

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. Jan21
  2. Feb32
  3. Mar54
  4. Apr74
  5. May104
  6. Jun199
  7. Jul169
  8. Aug89
  9. Sep40
  10. Oct12
  11. Nov15
  12. Dec25

Magnitudes on record

Wind events on record for Lexington County by wind speed
Wind speedLevelEvents
under 58 mphbelow severe threshold373
58 to 73 mphsevere410
74 to 95 mphhurricane-force49
96 mph and overextreme2

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: Lexington County beside the total of the counties of South Carolina and of the United States
MeasureLexingtonAll counties of South CarolinaAll counties of the United States
Wind events, 1955 to 202683417,121637,939
Events for each 100 square miles119.356.918.1
Events for each 10,000 residents27.833.019.2

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 Lexington 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 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind90 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind61 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Strong Wind51 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind48 mph$20000County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind56 mph$20000County
Strong Wind53 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind46 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind47 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind40 mphnone00Forecast zone
Strong Wind39 mphnone00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind52 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind71 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind59 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind59 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind64 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind87 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind87 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$18 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind67 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind60 mphnone00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mphnone10County
High Wind60 mph$750 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind90 mph$250 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind70 mph$25 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$18 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$16 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$36 thousand00County
Strong Wind46 mph$24 thousand12Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$24 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$18 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$18 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$38 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$120 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$60 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$24 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$22 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$14 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$24 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind75 mph$10 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$26 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind90 mph$60 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$8 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15 thousand00County
Strong Wind49 mph$35 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$12 thousand00County
High Wind63 mph$420 thousand00Forecast zone
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$60 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$6 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$120 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mph$150 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind92 mph$120 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$20 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$75 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone01County
Thunderstorm Wind69 mphnone06County
Thunderstorm Wind63 mph$12 thousand10County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$15 thousand02County
Thunderstorm Wind81 mph$55 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind58 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone02County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$200 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$5 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mph$50 thousand00County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone01County
Thunderstorm Wind0 mphnone01County

The site keeps 198 of the 834 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 Lexington County, South Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/sc/lexington/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 Lexington County?
June has 199 of the 834 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 Lexington County compare with the other counties of South Carolina?
The counties of South Carolina have 56.9 wind events for each 100 square miles. Lexington County has 119.3.
How fast is the wind on record for Lexington County?
461 wind events have a speed of 58 mph or more. 51 events have a speed of 74 mph or more.