Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- August 22, 4:22 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 5 mi S of Clearwater
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.433, -81.883
Sheriff reported trees down in Beech Island.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 22, 2006
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster
- When
- August 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster County, 4 mi SW of Kershaw
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.517, -80.633
Kershaw police reported trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw
- When
- August 22, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kershaw County, 14 mi N of Camden
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -80.600
Sheriff reported trees down.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 22, 2006
- Hail in Washington, August 22, 2006
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: 5520487, 5520485, 5520486.