Tornado History

Pickens Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Pickens, South Carolina as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 3 matching records from 2005 through 2023. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is August 3, 2023, and minimum reported property damage totals $267K.

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3recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$267Kminimum property damage

August 3, 2023latest tornado

8.42 milongest listed path

300 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF0 (Light damage)1

Most Active Years

20051
20171
20231

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
October 8, 2017	EF2	Pickens, South Carolina	8.42 mi	300 yd	$250K
April 22, 2005	F1	Pickens, South Carolina	8 mi	75 yd	$15K
August 3, 2023	EF0	Pickens, South Carolina	1.37 mi	50 yd	$2K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.