South Carolina, 2006Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 8, 2006
August 8, 2006 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 8, 12:43 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 3 mi SE of Pelion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.733, -81.217
NWS employee on way home found large branches down on SC 178 southeast of Pelion.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 8, 12:56 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 3 mi E of Gilbert
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -81.333
EM reported some trees and powerlines down on Boiling Springs, Pond Branch, and Calks Ferry roads.
Hail, Chesterfield
- When
- August 8, 1:37 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3 mi ESE of Mc Bee
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -80.200
McCleod Peach Farms reported penny size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- August 8, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Chesterfield
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.733, -80.083
Sheriff reported a few trees down in the city.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, August 8, 20061 death · 1 event
- Rip Current in Florida, August 8, 20061 death · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, August 8, 20061 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 8, 20061 injured · $350,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 8, 2006$500,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 8, 2006$350,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 8, 2006$189,000 · 55 kt wind · 11 events
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, August 8, 2006$225,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 8, 20061 injured · $60,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Arizona, August 8, 2006$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 8, 2006$62,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 8, 2006$44,000 · 1 in hail · 7 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: 5521900, 5521898, 5521899, 5521901.