Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 1, 2009

Name: Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 1, 2009
Start: 2009-07-01T21:05
End: 2009-07-01T21:12
Location: South Carolina

July 1, 2009 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Isolated thunderstorms moved across the Midlands. One storm produced a microburst in Lexington County.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $60,000
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.

Isolated thunderstorms moved across the Midlands. One storm produced a microburst in Lexington County.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:06 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: July 1, 9:05 PM EST to 9:12 PM EST
Where: Lexington County, 1.16 mi NW of Lexington
Measured: 78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $60,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 33.992, -81.264

NWS Storm Survey indicated a microburst affect 2 neighborhoods 1 to 2 miles west northwest of Lexington. Winds were estimated to have ranged from 80 to 90 mph. The Westbrook and Martins Grove neighborhoods were hit the hardest. Several homes sustained some damage to vinyl siding and a couple homes had roof damage. There were numerous large limbs down but also several trees that were snapped off or up rooted. Limbs and trees fell on a few houses as well as one car.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in South Carolina, July 2009

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: 169362.