Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- August 25, 1:28 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, Aiken
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -81.720
Aiken County airport measured a gust to 50kts on AWOS.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 25, 2007
Widely scattered pulse storms produced hail and damaging winds across portions of the midlands and CSRA.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 CAE wrote it up.
Widely scattered pulse storms produced hail and damaging winds across portions of the midlands and CSRA.
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 25, 12:30 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 12:30 PM EST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 130 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007 .SYNOPSIS... A PRESSURE RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND STALL. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE OVERNIGHT PACKAGE. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. THE GUIDANCE IS CONSISTENT WITH JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. MODERATE INSTABILITY PLUS SOME DRY MID-LEVEL AIR SUPPORTS A POSSIBILITY OF NEAR SEVERE WIND GUSTS WITH A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS PLUS THE INSTABILITY ALSO SUPPORTS A POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL. EXPECT HEAT INDEX VALUES TO BE A FEW DEGREES HIGHER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...BUT STILL STAY JUST BELOW THE HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCE APPEARS LOW TONIGHT BECAUSE OF CONTINUED RIDGING AND THE LOSS OF HEATING. EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SHOULD OCCUR SUNDAY WITH CONTINUED LOW-LEVEL CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MOS POPS AROUND 30 PERCENT MAY BE TOO LOW...BUT FOLLOWED BECAUSE OF LINGERING UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING SUNDAY AND THE LOSS OF HEATING SUNDAY NIGHT. USED THE GUIDANCE CONSENSUS FOR THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW A DIFFUSE FRONT STALLED IN THE FORECAST AREA EARLY AND ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE PERIOD. THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS SUPPORT CHANCE POPS WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... 18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE 24 HR TAF PERIOD EXCEPT FOR EARLY MORNING FOG. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT COVERAGE EXPECTED TO BE LOW ENOUGH TO LEAVE OUT OF THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. AVIATION OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EARLY MORNING FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE EACH DAY. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 4:20 AM EST, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 520 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-260930- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 520 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXPECT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY BECOME SEVERE...AND PRODUCE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 1:01 PM EST, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 201 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007 SCZ022-025>031-035>038-041-GAZ065-077-252001- AIKEN-BAMBERG-BARNWELL-BURKE-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-EDGEFIELD-KERSHAW -LEE-LEXINGTON-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-RICHMOND-SALUDA-SUMTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AIKEN...AUGUSTA...BISHOPVILLE...COLUMBIA ...LEXINGTON...ORANGEBURG...SUMTER... 201 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2007 ...STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA... WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN CSRA AND CENTRAL MIDLANDS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:26 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Aiken
- When
- August 25, 1:56 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, Clearwater to Gloverville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -81.880
Sheriff and public reported 3/4 inch hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 25, 1:57 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Gilbert
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -81.380
Gilbert FD reported two trees down on Harley Taylor road and US 1.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 25, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 5 mi W of Gilbert
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -81.467
Sheriff reported several trees down in Batesburg.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- August 25, 2:03 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, Graniteville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.570, -81.820
Emergency Manager reported several trees down in Graniteville.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- August 25, 2:58 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 4 mi N of Winnsboro
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.438, -81.100
Sheriff reported a couple of trees down on SC Hwy 200.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- August 25, 3:13 PM EST to 3:23 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 3 mi W of Winnsboro to 3 mi SW of Winnsboro
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.380, -81.153
DOT reported trees down on hwys 61, 213, and 341.
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 25, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, August 25, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 25, 2007
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 25, 2007
- Hail in Nebraska, August 25, 2007
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Alabama, August 25, 2007
- Heat and Hail in Maryland, August 25, 2007
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2007
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: 44042, 44043, 44046, 44044, 44045, 44047, 44099.