Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda
- When
- July 26, 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, 7 mi NW of Ward
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.922, -81.816
Sheriff reported trees down on hwys 121 and Rocky Creek road.
Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 26, 2007
A few isolated pulse storms over the Midlands produced some wind damage from microbursts.
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
- 1
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.
A few isolated pulse storms over the Midlands produced some wind damage from microbursts.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 26, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 26, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 26, 2007
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 26, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 26, 2007
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, July 26, 2007
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 26, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 26, 2007
- Flash Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, July 26, 2007
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 26, 2007
- Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 26, 2007
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 26, 2007
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 37820.