Tornado History

Lexington Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Lexington, South Carolina. The records below identify 44 tornadoes from 1957 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $7.9M, with 1 deaths and 17 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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44recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$7.9Mminimum property damage
June 9, 2025latest tornado
21.3 milongest listed path
710 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 August 16, 19941994EF2 March 28, 20102010F2 July 23, 19971997F2 April 5, 19571957F2 August 16, 19941994EF2 March 15, 20082008EF2 April 15, 20182018EF2 April 5, 20222022F1 February 22, 19931993F1 January 10, 19721972F1 February 22, 19741974F1 February 21, 19891989EF1 February 24, 20122012F1 January 14, 19951995F1 February 11, 1981F1 September 28, 1963F1 November 7, 1995EF1 April 19, 2015EF1 April 15, 2018EF1 March 3, 2019EF1 March 3, 2019EF1 October 31, 2019EF1 October 31, 2019EF1 August 17, 2021EF1 April 5, 2022EF1 January 4, 2023EF1 January 9, 2024EF1 June 9, 2025EF1 March 16, 2025EF0 February 3, 2016F0 August 16, 1994F0 August 16, 1994F0 November 7, 1995F0 September 27, 2004F0 January 13, 2006EF0 April 5, 2017EF0 April 15, 2018EF0 October 31, 2019EF0 August 17, 2021EF0 August 17, 2021EF0 January 4, 2023EF0 January 4, 2023EF0 September 27, 2024EF0 September 27, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)8
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)13
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)10

Most Active Years

  • 20195
  • 19944
  • 19953
  • 20183
  • 20213
  • 20233
  • 20243
  • 20222

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
August 16, 1994F3Lexington, South Carolina0.3 mi75 yd00N/A
March 28, 2010EF2Lexington, South Carolina5.01 mi440 yd01$1.0M
July 23, 1997F2Lexington, South Carolina3.5 mi200 yd16$917K
April 5, 1957F2Lexington, South Carolina21.3 mi40 yd01$25K
August 16, 1994F2Lexington, South Carolina2 mi25 yd00N/A
March 15, 2008EF2Lexington, South Carolina8.33 mi440 yd00N/A
April 15, 2018EF2Lexington, South Carolina2.98 mi200 yd00N/A
April 5, 2022EF2Lexington, South Carolina4.39 mi100 yd00N/A
February 22, 1993F1Lexington, South Carolina0.45 mi450 yd02$5.0M
January 10, 1972F1Lexington, South Carolina3 mi77 yd02$250K
February 22, 1974F1Lexington, South Carolina1 mi30 yd00$250K
February 21, 1989F1Lexington, South Carolina0.2 mi10 yd00$250K

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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.