NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit North Augusta, SC
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
44 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of North Augusta, South Carolina since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 43
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for North Augusta
The strongest storm to pass near North Augusta was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The record near North Augusta begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 68 miles away. The 1850s and the 1880s were the busiest decades, with 6 systems each. Of the 44 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site, 81% have more hurricanes within 75 miles than North Augusta. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on April 13, 2020, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 7, 1998, killed 1 person. Of the 75, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 12, 2025. Of the 246 South Carolina cities, 63% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than North Augusta. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 146 times since 1959, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). North Augusta has more hail reports within 10 miles than 89% of the 246 South Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near North Augusta
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | CleoAug 30 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | GracieSep 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 9 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1927 | Unnamed 1927 stormOct 3 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 15 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 18 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 31 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 48 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 11 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in North Augusta: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of North Augusta
By decade
- 2020s5(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s27(2 EF3+)
- 1990s18(3 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s5
- 1960s5
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1998 | F3 | 8 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 67 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF3 | 23 mi | 37.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF3 | 11 mi | 14.57 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF3 | 8 mi | 17.68 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 7, 1998 | F3 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF2 | 22 mi | 16.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 6 mi | 5.05 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 14 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | EF2 | 22 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2015 | EF2 | 12 mi | 19.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2015 | EF2 | 19 mi | 4.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in North Augusta
The Storm Prediction Center has 146 hail reports within 10 miles of North Augusta since 1959, made on 89 separate days. Of these, 68 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 6, 2022. The most recent report is from June 25, 2025. May has the most reports, 41.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in North Augusta
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Augusta Daniel Field Airport, GA, 7 miles southwest of North Augusta at 423 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 40°F. August is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 44.8 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (24.0 of 44.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 44 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (15); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 80 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 20 nights a year. That 44.8 inches is more than at 11 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (14%). Graniteville, 7 miles east, has its own station (Aiken 5SE, SC): 50.8 inches a year, 6.0 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 40 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Feb | 62 | 43 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 69 | 49 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 56 | 2.9 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Jul | 94 | 74 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Aug | 92 | 73 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 87 | 69 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 58 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Nov | 68 | 48 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 60 | 42 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 57 | 44.8 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Augusta Daniel Field Airport, GA (423 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near North Augusta
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 369 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of North Augusta: 296 thunderstorm wind reports, 46 flash floods, 13 heavy rain events, 7 floods and 7 lightning strikes. They killed 5 people and injured 33, and the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 3, 2017. July has had the most flash floods, 16 of 46. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 225 have had fewer than North Augusta.
July 11, 2007: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of North Augusta — 5 killed, 4 injured.
June 15, 2011: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of North Augusta — 24 injured, $12,000 damage.
July 17, 2012: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of North Augusta — 3 injured, $160,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in North Augusta's 2 ZIP codes have filed 39 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $522,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Helene in 2024: 10 claims (26% of all) and $229,000. 28% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 110 South Carolina cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 43 have fewer than North Augusta.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Helene2024 | 10 | $229,000 |
Aiken County, which includes North Augusta, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 29, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Aiken County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $47.5 million a year, the 14th highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.6 million (47%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near North Augusta
- Graniteville, SC7 mi
- Warrenville, SC8 mi
- Beech Island, SC8 mi
- Martinez, GA8 mi
- Augusta, GA8 mi
- Evans, GA11 mi
- Trenton, SC12 mi
- Fort Gordon, GA14 mi
- Aiken, SC14 mi
- Grovetown, GA15 mi
- Jackson, SC16 mi
- Hephzibah, GA17 mi
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