Thunderstorm Wind, Chester
- When
- May 26, 5:35 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Chester County, 10 mi S of Chester
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.550, -81.200
Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 26, 1997
The wind from a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage in the southern part of the county. Large trees were downed and blocked roads for several hours.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
The wind from a severe thunderstorm caused significant damage in the southern part of the county. Large trees were downed and blocked roads for several hours. Power lines were also downed. A little later, a single tree was downed in the town of Chester.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:35 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, May 26 to 27, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 26 to 27, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, May 26, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Tennessee, May 26, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in Missouri, May 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, May 26, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 26, 1997
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: 5598531.