Saluda County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Saluda County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 22, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 21 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 21 injured

67 milongest path · 1992

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F14

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 22, 1992	F3	67 mi	400 yd	9	1
Mar 13, 1955	F2	9.9 mi	133 yd	10	2
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	32.7 mi	660 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 1992	F2	30 mi	550 yd	0	0
May 24, 2017	EF2	12.1 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	7.2 mi	1,000 yd	1	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	6 mi	400 yd	1	0
May 24, 2017	EF1	2.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 2024	EF1	1.6 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 7, 1998	F1	1.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 1999	F0	9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 27, 2004	F0	2 mi	80 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 27, 2024	EF1	1.6 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 27, 2024	EF0	1.3 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 17, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
May 24, 2017	EF1	2.9 mi	75 yd	0
May 24, 2017	EF2	12.1 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 5, 2017	EF2	7.2 mi	1,000 yd	1
Mar 15, 2008	EF2	32.7 mi	660 yd	0
Sep 27, 2004	F0	2 mi	80 yd	0
Sep 16, 2004	F1	6 mi	400 yd	1
May 5, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 24, 1999	F0	9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 2, 1998	F0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1955, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Edgefield County, SC21 Newberry County, SC39 Greenwood County, SC19 Lexington County, SC48 Aiken County, SC44 McCormick County, SC17 Laurens County, SC25 Columbia County, GA7

Questions

How many tornadoes has Saluda County, South Carolina had?

16 tornadoes touched Saluda County, South Carolina between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Saluda County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 22, 1992, with a 67-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Saluda County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (4 of 16). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).