South Carolina, 2006Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 29 to 30, 2006
August 29 to 30, 2006 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 8:52 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 8:52 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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- When
- August 29, 10:47 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, Winnsboro Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -81.100
Fairfield county airport reported wind gusts to 60mph that ripped apart their windsock and almost flipped over several tied down planes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 30, 3:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Leesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -81.517
Highway Dept. reported trees and powerlines down in Leesville.
Flash Flood, Lexington
- When
- August 30, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Batesburg
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Police reported several roads cclosed due to flooded waters. A couple of cars were stalled in the water with no occupants inside.
Flash Flood, Lexington
- When
- August 30, 4:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 5 mi ESE of Leesville
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 33.902, -81.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Highway Dept. reported water covering Hallman Wagon road near US 1 in the Gilbert area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 30, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Gilbert
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -81.383
Highway Dept. reported powerlines down in the Gilbert area.
- 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.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, August 29, 20061 death · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 29, 2006$1.3 million · 1 event
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, August 29, 2006$100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, August 29 to 31, 2006$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 29, 2006$32,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, August 29, 2006$35,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Tropical Storm in Florida, August 29 to 30, 200610 events
- Hail in Colorado, August 29, 20061 in hail · 7 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 29, 200650 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 29, 2006$12,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Waterspouts in Lake Michigan, August 29, 20064 events
- Tropical Storm and High Wind in Florida, August 29 to 30, 2006$200 · 51 kt wind · 4 events
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: 5520491, 5520492, 5520493, 5520494, 5520495.