Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston
- When
- July 21, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Charleston County
- Coordinates
- 32.780, -79.930
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 21, 1986
6 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hampton
- When
- July 21, 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hampton County
- Coordinates
- 32.750, -81.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Florence
- When
- July 21, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Florence County
- Coordinates
- 34.200, -79.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Horry
- When
- July 21, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Horry County
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -78.880
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- July 21, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- York County
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -81.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- July 21, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -81.180
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Horry | 1986-07-21 | Direct |
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 21, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 21, 1986
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 21, 1986
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 21, 1986
- Tornado in California, July 21, 1986
- Hail in Louisiana, July 21, 1986
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10112897, 10112898, 10112899, 10112900, 10112901, 10112902.