South Carolina, 2010

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A small area of thunderstorms moved out of the North Carolina foothills and into Upstate South Carolina. The storms knocked down several trees over Spartanburg County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

A small area of thunderstorms moved out of the North Carolina foothills and into Upstate South Carolina. The storms knocked down several trees over Spartanburg County.

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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 6:40 PM EST, 20 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 6:40 PM EST, 20 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When
June 10, 2:43 PM EST
Where
Spartanburg County, 1.84 mi NE of Campobello Arpt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.096, -82.194

A tree was blown down near the intersection of Macedonia Church Rd and New Cut Rd and another at Motlow Creek Rd near Caldwell.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When
June 10, 2:50 PM EST
Where
Spartanburg County, 0.18 mi WNW of Campton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
35.031, -82.073

A tree was blown down on Outter Rd near Inman.

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.

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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: 243414, 243415.