Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- August 13, 4:20 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Laurens
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -82.020
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 13, 1998
A slow-moving severe thunderstorm moved northwest to southeast across the city causing widespread tree and power line damage. Some people said the storm lasted up to an hour.
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
- 3
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.
A slow-moving severe thunderstorm moved northwest to southeast across the city causing widespread tree and power line damage. Some people said the storm lasted up to an hour. A similar storm affected Belton, blowing trees down onto several streets in the town.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- August 13, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Laurens
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.500, -82.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- August 13, 5:43 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Belton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -82.500
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 13 to 18, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, August 13 to 14, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, August 13, 1998
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 13, 1998
- Tornado and Waterspouts in Delaware, August 13, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Montana, August 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, August 13, 1998
- Hail in North Dakota, August 13, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 13, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, August 13, 1998
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: 5665591, 5665592, 5665593.