Thunderstorm Wind — Aiken, South Carolina

2025-05-30 · near Clearwater, Aiken, South Carolina

Event narrative

Aiken EM reported multiple trees and powerlines down across the southern part of the county in the North Augusta, Belvedere, and Clearwater areas. Time estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254497. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.