Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- July 5, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Powdersville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -82.480
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 1999
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the afternoon. One became severe in Anderson county and blew down several trees on Hwys 81 and 153.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the afternoon. One became severe in Anderson county and blew down several trees on Hwys 81 and 153. One person was injured by lightning in Powdersville. A NWS spotter reported 60 mph gusts and trees down all across the city of Spartanburg. Dime size hail which fell north of Union, was followed by damaging winds which blew down trees and power lines.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:37 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Anderson
- When
- July 5, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Powdersville
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg
- When
- July 5, 4:25 PM EST to 4:35 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, Spartanburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -81.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- July 5, 5:19 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Union to 5 mi of Union
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -81.620
Hail, Union
- When
- July 5, 5:19 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Union to 5 mi of Union
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.780, -81.620
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 5 to 29, 1999
- Heat and Hail in North Carolina, July 5 to 25, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, July 5, 1999
- Heat in Massachusetts, July 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Vermont, July 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 5, 1999
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 5, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 5, 1999
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 5, 1999
- Hail in Kansas, July 5, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 5, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 5, 1999
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5712975, 5712976, 5712977, 5712978, 5712979.