Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Looking for storm and wind reports in Orangeburg County, South Carolina? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records show 91 severe weather events in the last 12 months — 66 high-wind reports with gusts up to 55 mph, plus 25 hail reports with hail up to 0.88". 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.
2 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 132 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Aiken State Park, or 15 miles east of Aiken Mall, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
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.”
5 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“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.”
“At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Gaston, or 15 miles south of Red Bank, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and numerous cloud to ground lightning strikes. 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...”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blackville, or 11 miles northwest of Denmark, moving northeast at 20 mph. A secpnd cell was located south of Salley. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Brookdale, moving northeast 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... St. Matthews, Congaree National Park, Gadsden, and Fort Motte. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 131 and 145.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — 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.”
“SC Department of Public Safety reports trees down along Hickory Hill Rd. Time estimated by radar. (CAE)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 544 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brookdale to near Santee State Park. Movement was east at 5 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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 906 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elloree to 6 miles southwest of Branchville. Movement was east at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Williston, or 9 miles north of Barnwell, moving north at 10 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 755 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Elloree to 7 miles northeast of Blackville. Movement was southeast 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... Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, Blackville, St.”
“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...”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 355 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Barnwell State Park, or near Denmark, moving east at 45 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...”
“SCHP reported trees down at Saint Matthews Rd NE and I-20. (CAE)”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 533 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near St. Matthews, or near Brookdale, moving east at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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... Orangeburg, Manning, Brookdale, St.”
“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...”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 901 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bowman, or 9 miles north of Saint George, 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...”
“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.”
5 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 402 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles south of Sandy Run to near Bamberg. Movement was east at 10 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... Orangeburg, Brookdale, St.”
“Orangeburg County dispatch reported a tree down at Felderville Rd and Island Rd. Time estimated based on radar. (CAE)”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 739 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Santee State Park to 8 miles south of Elloree to near Bowman. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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 702 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Eastover to 8 miles east of St. Matthews to near Edisto Gardens. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Citizens Park, or near Aiken Mall, moving 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...”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Branchville, or near Bamberg, moving east at 5 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 35 to 45 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bamberg, Branchville, Bowman, Ehrhardt, Rowesville, and Yonder Field. This includes the following highways...”
“At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Branchville, or 12 miles east of Bamberg, moving north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Branchville, Bowman, Rowesville, and Yonder Field. This includes the following highways...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 644 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Aiken State Park to near Williston to 6 miles east of Barnwell. Movement was northeast 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 439 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Santee State Park to near Crocketville. Movement was east at 35 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 426 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 11 miles east of Brookdale, moving southeast at 15 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion 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...”
“Relayed by local TV meteorologist... a downburst led to damage along Rowesville Rd... north of Rowesville including downed large limbs... an uprooted tree and significa (CAE)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 618 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Orangeburg County Airport, or near Orangeburg, moving southeast 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 508 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bowman, or 9 miles north of Saint George, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Bowman. This includes the following highways...”
4 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 800 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brookdale to 8 miles northwest of Holly Hill to near Cross. Movement was south at 20 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 213 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rivers Bridge State Park, or 14 miles east of Allendale, moving northeast at 40 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Orangeburg County Airport, or 8 miles northeast of Bamberg, moving northeast 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... Orangeburg, Brookdale, St.”
“At 139 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elloree, or 10 miles east of Brookdale, moving northeast at 45 mph. ...Boaters on Lake Marion Should Seek Safe Harbor... 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...”
1 NWS warning — 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 115 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bowman, or 12 miles southeast of Brookdale, moving north at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 1250 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Holly Hill to near Branchville. Movement was north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 45 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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“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...”
“At 605 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Blackville to near Lodge. Movement was 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", 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...”
“At 454 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of heavy showers and embedded storms along a line extending from near Wadesboro to Ruffin. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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...”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 629 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of St. Matthews to Rivers Bridge State Park. Movement was east at 45 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 537 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sturdivants to near Camden to 12 miles south of Gaston. Movement was 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...”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 91 severe weather events in Orangeburg County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 25 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 0.88" recorded.
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