South Carolina, 1998Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
July 27, 1998 · NWS CHS · 2 events in 1 county or zone
2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Lightning, Beaufort
- When
- July 27, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Hilton Head Is
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -80.692 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a 21 year old female while riding a bicycle.
Lightning, Beaufort
- When
- July 27, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Hilton Head Is
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -80.692 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a 12 year old boy while riding a bicycle.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Utah, July 27, 19982 deaths · $324,000 · 3 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 27, 19982 deaths · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 27, 19981 death · 1 event
- Heat in Texas, July 27, 19981 death · 1 event
- Wildfire in Washington, July 27 to 28, 1998$645,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Florida, July 27, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998$35,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 27, 1998$40,000 · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 27, 1998$35,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 1998$25,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 27, 1998$25,000 · 1 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5653243, 5653244.