Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- May 27, 2:09 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Easley
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -82.600
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, May 27, 2006
Signs blown down, trees down on homes, roads, and at least one vehicle. Also, numerous power lines were blown down.
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
- $30,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Signs blown down, trees down on homes, roads, and at least one vehicle. Also, numerous power lines were blown down.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:06 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pickens
- When
- May 27, 2:09 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Easley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 34.833, -82.600
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.
- 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
- Strong Wind in Nevada, May 27, 2006
- High Wind in Iowa, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 27, 2006
- Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 27, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 27 to 28, 2006
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 2006
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: 5509005, 5509006.