Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Lexington County, South Carolina recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 26 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 128 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 102 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jenkinsville to 7 miles north of Oakland. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, West Columbia, Irmo, Forest Acres, Camden, St.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Edisto Gardens, or 10 miles west of Orangeburg, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 101 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Poinsett State Park to 7 miles southwest of Sandy Run. Movement was east at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... St.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 111 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Edisto Gardens, or 7 miles west of Orangeburg, moving north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, St.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aiken Municipal Airport, or 13 miles north of Aiken, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lexington, Irmo, Batesburg-Leesville, VC Summer Nuclear Station, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, St.”
“At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Matthews, or 13 miles north of Brookdale, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Sumter, Orangeburg, McEntire Air Base, Brookdale, Shaw Air Base, St.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, moving northeast at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential downpours. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 741 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles north of Blackville, or 16 miles north of Denmark, moving north at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dreher Island State Park, or 8 miles west of Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, moving northeast at 5 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 512 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Aiken State Park to Orangeburg to 8 miles east of Bowman. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Citizens Park to near Williston to 7 miles north of Denmark. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 349 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ridge Spring, or 8 miles west of Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Gaston to 8 miles northeast of Blackville. Movement was northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 711 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Sandy Run, or 12 miles northwest of Brookdale, moving south at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Orangeburg, Bamberg, Brookdale, Blackville, St.”
“At 552 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Forest Acres, moving south at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Oak Grove, St.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 837 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aiken State Park, or 16 miles east of Aiken Mall, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 934 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Gaston to near Citizens Park to near South Augusta. Movement was northwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles northeast of Aiken State Park, or 15 miles southwest of Red Bank, moving west at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... New Holland, Cedar Pond Campground, and Steedman.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 446 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking numerous strong thunderstorms, moving north at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and torrential rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 720 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Columbia Metro Airport to 10 miles east of Aiken State Park. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 554 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Gaston to Sandy Run. Movement was southeast at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 217 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Bank, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 110 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking numerous strong thunderstorms, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 411 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong outflow winds from a severe thunderstorm near Dreher Island State Park, or 13 miles southeast of Newberry, moving east at 25 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 406 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northeast of Aiken State Park, or 18 miles southeast of Batesburg-Leesville, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southwest of Gaston, or 17 miles south of Red Bank, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 7 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 834 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Newberry, Batesburg-Leesville, Dentsville, Oak Grove, St.”
“At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Matthews, or 7 miles north of Brookdale, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Orangeburg, McEntire Air Base, Brookdale, St.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 632 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Columbia International University, or near St. Andrews, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, St.”
“At 625 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near SC State Farmer's Market to near Gaston to 13 miles southwest of Sandy Run. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cayce, McEntire Air Base, St.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 400 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Saluda, or 19 miles southeast of Greenwood, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Red Bank, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over South Congaree, or near Red Bank, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, St.”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1141 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aiken State Park, or 15 miles east of Aiken Mall, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“Trained spotter sent image of 6-8 inch diameter branches down on garage of home on Frink St in Cayce. No injures reported. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 500 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Batesburg-Leesville to 10 miles northeast of Aiken Municipal Airport to near Citizens Park. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 359 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary from an area of thunderstorms. This outflow is along a line extending from near Ballentine to 7 miles northwest of Batesburg-Leesville. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 640 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Bank, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Gaston, or 8 miles south of Cayce, moving southeast at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gaston, SC State Farmer's Market, New Zion, Silver Lake, and Lexington Acres Pond.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1129 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles southwest of Gaston to 12 miles north of Williston to near Aiken State Park. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 655 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sandy Run, or 9 miles southeast of Cayce, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Brookdale, St.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dreher Island State Park, or 12 miles southwest of VC Summer Nuclear Station, moving southeast at 5 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1109 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Gaston, or 16 miles south of Red Bank, moving southwest at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Swansea, Wagener, North, Pelion, Perry, Woodford, Perry Airport, and Thor.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 807 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Batesburg-Leesville, moving northeast at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Batesburg-Leesville, St.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 159 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aiken State Park, or 14 miles east of Aiken Mall, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Aiken Municipal Airport, or 12 miles northeast of Aiken, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles west of Dreher Island State Park, or 10 miles north of Batesburg-Leesville, moving north at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts from 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Aiken State Park, or 14 miles south of Batesburg-Leesville, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 615 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Dreher Island State Park to near Batesburg-Leesville. Movement was east at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Murray Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 559 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Edgefield County Airport to 6 miles southeast of Aiken Municipal Airport to 8 miles northeast of Williston. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 353 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong showers and storms along a line extending from near Marvin to 6 miles southeast of Burtons Ferry Landing. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 128 severe weather events in Lexington County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 26 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 2" recorded.
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