South Carolina, 2009Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 30, 2009
July 30, 2009 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 3 counties and zones
Widely scattered thunderstorms produced some wind damage in the central and eastern midlands taking down some trees and powerlines.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Widely scattered thunderstorms produced some wind damage in the central and eastern midlands taking down some trees and powerlines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 30, 1:35 PM EST to 1:37 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.6 mi E of Samaria
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.816, -81.453
Hill View Truckstop reported a couple of trees down at I-20 and Fairview road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- July 30, 1:43 PM EST to 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.63 mi ESE of Pelion Corporate Arp
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.797, -81.260
DOT reported a couple of trees down on Old Charleston Hwy (SC32-625) near the Lexington County Airport.
Lightning, Sumter
- When
- July 30, 3:10 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Sumter
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 33.920, -80.350
Two homes on Kaempfer Circle were struck by lightning causing moderate damage to one and minimal damage to the other.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- July 30, 3:33 PM EST to 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 5.48 mi SSE of Bloomville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.559, -80.126
Santee Electric Coop reported several trees and powerlines down in the Pompeytown Community.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- July 30, 3:48 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 1.3 mi NW of Wilson
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.682, -80.138
Santee Electric Coop reported several trees and powerlines down along highway 261.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, July 30, 20091 death · $1.0 million · EF1 · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, July 30, 2009$8.9 million · EF2 · 6 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Arkansas, July 30, 2009$1.6 million · EF2 · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Arkansas, July 30, 2009$1.1 million · EF2 · 6 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 30 to 31, 2009$1.1 million · 68 kt wind · 39 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 30, 2009$115,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 30, 2009$127,000 · 61 kt wind · 17 events
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 30, 20091 injured · $121,000 · 61 kt wind · 8 events
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 30, 2009$150,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 30, 2009$150,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, July 30, 2009$63,000 · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Tornado and Flood in Kentucky, July 30, 2009$25,000 · EF1 · 2 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: 176336, 176338, 180368, 176339, 176340.