Thunderstorm Wind in Aiken County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 30, 2025 · Aiken County, South Carolina

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Aiken EM reported multiple trees down in the Monetta area. Time estimated by radar.

The wider storm

An upper trough moved into the Southeast region during the afternoon on May 30th with an associated surface cold front. These features moved into an environment with modest instability and strong deep layer shear, yielding a severe line of convection that brought wind damage and a tornado south of Manning, SC.

Began near Monetta (33.8400, -81.6000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Clarendon County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254491. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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