Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 16, 2012

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 16, 2012
Start: 2012-07-16T16:02
End: 2012-07-16T20:45
Location: South Carolina

July 16, 2012 · NWS GSP · 19 events in 9 counties and zones

Numerous thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours under a weak upper trough over western North Carolina. The storms entered the Upstate from the north and produced scattered reports of wind damage and large hail as they moved to the south along a series of outflow boundaries.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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.

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 Jul 16, 1:23 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 1:23 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
223 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH
MID-WEEK. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO
DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE THURSDAY AND LINGERS INTO
SATURDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH BY SUNDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT 230 PM EDT MONDAY...AN UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN CANADA
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY....BUT THE MEAN TROUGH TO ITS SOUTH WILL LOSE
AMPLITUDE. MEANWHILE...A WEAK UPPER LOW OFF THE COAST OF NE FL WILL
MOVE WEST AND INLAND. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER IMPULSE DIVES INTO THE EAST COAST TROUGH...
LINGERING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE RETROGRADING FL SYSTEM MAY
HAVE SUFFICIENT REACH BY TUESDAY TO STEER UPPER IMPULSES WEST ACROSS
GA AND THE CAROLINAS INTO THE BLUE RIDGE...PERHAPS CAUSING
PRECIPITATION TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR NORMAL...AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL
BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT 145 PM EDT...WEAK TROUGHING ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE SE STATES IN THE SHORT TERM AS A STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND A WEAK UPPER LOW OVER FLORIDA MEANDERS
GENERALLY WESTWARD. AT THE SURFACE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WITH LEE TROUGHING EAST OF
THE MOUNTAINS. WITH A MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER IN PLACE...PLAN VIEW
CAPES ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED 2000J/KG OVER MANY PIEDMONT AREAS BOTH
WED AND THU AFTERNOONS WITH WELL OVER 1000J/KG ELESWHERE. THIS SET
UP FAVORS RATHER TYPICAL JULY WEATHER WITH DIURNALLY ENHANCED
THUNDERSTORMS ERUPTING DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND THEN MOSTLY
DISSIPATING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SUPPORT THIS
IDEA AS CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL CIN IS INDICATED DURING THE
OVERNIGHT. COVERAGE OF STORMS SHOULD BE BETTER THU AFTERNOON AS A
COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE AREA AND UPPER HEIGHTS SLOWLY
FALL. WILL FOLLOW THE POP TREND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
HOWEVER...DOWNSCALED NAM POPS LOOK REASONABLE SO BLENDED THEM INTO
THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. SEVERE THREAT
WITH THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE ON THE LOW SIDE AS
PROFILES REMAIN RATHER MOIST AND WIND FIELDS WEAK. ISOLD HYDRO
PROBLEMS CAN'T BE RULED OUT DUE TO WEAK STREERING FLOW. TEMP
VERIFICATION DATA OF LATE INDICATES THAT THE BIAS CORRECTED GMOS AND
ADJMAV ARE PERFORMING THE BEST...SO USED A BLEND OF THOSE GUIDANCE
SOURCES FOR TEMPS. THIS YIELDS MAX TEMPS ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE AVE
BOTH WED AND THU. MIN TEMPS ALSO ARE FORECAST TO BE A LITTLE ABOVE
AVERAGE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM SUNDAY...THE LATEST MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO
INDICATE THAT THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL DROP
SOUTH ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS BY LATE THURSDAY....AND SLOWLY SLIPS
SOUTH INTO THE NC/SC LINE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
SHOW MODERATE INSTABILITY AND VERY DEEP MOIST LAYER WITH PW VALUES
OVER 2 INCHES DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. IN
ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND DYNAMIC LIFTING WILL PROVIDE
WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ON LATE FRIDAY AS OUR CWA WILL BE UNDER THE
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET STREAK. HENCE...POPS HAVE BEEN
ACCORDINGLY RAISED INTO THE 60S OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA FRI AFTERNOON
INTO EVENING.

THE FRONT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DROP FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER
MIDLANDS SAT AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
SO WE WILL SEE DECREASE IN COVERAGE OF CONVECTION AND POPS HAVE BEEN
LOWERED ACCORDINGLY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES BELOW
SEASONAL AVERAGES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...CONVECTION IN NW NC IS AIMING AT THE INTERSTATE 77
CORRIDOR. ON ITS CURRENT TRAJECTORY...IT PASS TO THE EAST OF
KCLT...SO FOR NO JUST DRY THUNDER WILL BE CARRIED WITH NO
RESTRICTION. MODEL TIME HEIGHTS SUPPORT A LOW VFR CIG THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. GUIDANCE IS BECOMING SUPPORTIVE OF MVFR FOG AT
DAYBREAK...BUT UNTIL CONFIDENCE INCREASES ON FOG...NONE WILL BE
CARRIED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PRECIPITATION COULD GET GOING EARLY
TUESDAY...AS AN UPPER LOW DIRECTS IMPULSES ACROSS WESTERN NC FROM
THE EAST. WITH LOW CONFIDENCE...A DRY FORECAST WILL BE FEATURED AT
THIS TIME. LIGHT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WSW UNTIL
DAYBREAK...THEN WILL VEER TO WNW.

ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION MOVING IN FROM THE NW SHOULD PASS CLOSE
ENOUGH TO KHKY TO AT LEAST CARRY TS AND CB THIS AFTERNOON....BUT
THIS ACTIVITY WILL PASS WELL EAST OF THE OTHER SITES. ADDITIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS LIMITED THAT THEY WILL CAUSE RESTRICTIONS AT TAF
SITES...SO FOR NOW THUNDER WITH LOW VFR CB WILL BE CARRIED.
GUIDANCE IS BECOMING SUPPORTIVE OF FOG TOWARD DAWN...BUT CONDITIONS
WERE GENERALLY GOOD THIS MORNING...AND ONLY THE MOST LIKELY SPOT...
KAVL...WILL HAVE MVFR FOG IN THE TAF. ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION
COULD DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LOW DIRECTS IMPULSES WEST
INTO THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO ACCEPT THIS
SCENARIO JUST YET. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER TO THE NW THIS
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...EXCEPT AT KAND
WHERE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LIGHT ENE WINDS AFTER DAYBREAK.

OUTLOOK...SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE GREATEST
CHANCE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE FRONT WILL BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR THUNDER...CLOUD
COVER...AND FOG OVER SATURATED SOIL.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JOH
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...JOH
AVIATION...JAT

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 2:24 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
324 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-171930-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
324 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS
THE REGION. THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING WHICH MEANS SOME LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR ALONG WITH PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED FLOODING.
ALSO...A COUPLE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS. IN ADDITION...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL OCCUR WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

LG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:26 PM EST, 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
426 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ505>508-162115-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD
MOUNTAINS-
426 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD AND
SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF OLD FORT...OR 8 MILES WEST
OF MARION...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  OLD FORT...
  GLENWOOD...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3547 8190 3540 8214 3541 8215 3540 8218
      3552 8222 3553 8217 3556 8224 3570 8228
      3570 8226 3573 8220 3575 8219 3578 8208

RB

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:30 PM EST, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

NCZ069-070-SCZ009-162115-
GASTON-LINCOLN-YORK-
430 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GASTON...NORTHERN YORK AND
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGH SHOALS...OR 8 MILES
SOUTH OF LINCOLNTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR...
  BESSEMER CITY...
  DALLAS...
  GASTONIA...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3515 8105 3513 8105 3506 8129 3520 8133
      3526 8132 3529 8136 3532 8137 3533 8136
      3534 8137 3540 8139 3546 8119 3515 8101

RB

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 3:41 PM EST, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
441 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

SCZ006-010-162130-
ANDERSON-GREATER GREENVILLE-
441 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ANDERSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN GREENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTH OF DONALDSON CENTER...OR 9 MILES
SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3453 8252 3480 8251 3481 8229 3459 8223
      3459 8224 3456 8224 3455 8224

RB

Local storm report, Jul 16, 3:42 PM EST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
442 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LINCOLNTON              35.48N 81.25W
07/16/2012                   LINCOLN            NC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE WAS REPORTED BLOWN DOWN ON A CAR

&&

LG

Local storm report, Jul 16, 3:52 PM EST, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
452 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DALLAS                  35.31N 81.18W
07/16/2012                   GASTON             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME WHICH SPLIT IT IN TWO SECTIONS.

&&

LG

Local storm report, Jul 16, 3:53 PM EST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
453 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     HAIL             2 SE CATAWBA            35.69N 81.05W
07/16/2012  E0.75 INCH       CATAWBA            NC   PUBLIC

&&

CSH

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Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Greenville

When: July 16, 4:02 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 1.79 mi SW of Mauldin
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 34.760, -82.320

Hail, Greenville

When: July 16, 4:08 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 1.79 mi SE of Mauldin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.760, -82.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: July 16, 4:25 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 1.21 mi ESE of Five Forks
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.794, -82.210

Multiple trees were blown down off Gresham Rd.

Lightning, Cherokee

When: July 16, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Cherokee County, 1.33 mi WNW of Gaffney
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.080, -81.650

Lightning struck and critically injured a man working outdoors on North Granard St.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: July 16, 4:48 PM EST
Where: York County, 0.69 mi N of Rock Hill
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.930, -81.030

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in and around Rock Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: July 16, 4:48 PM EST
Where: York County, 2.22 mi SW of Newport
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.956, -81.126

A few trees were blown down across the central and eastern part of the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens

When: July 16, 5:03 PM EST to 5:55 PM EST
Where: Laurens County, 0.89 mi NE of Gray Court to Clinton
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.610, -82.110

Numerous trees were blown down in a broad area from near Gray Court, across the Laurens area, southest to near Clinton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: July 16, 5:30 PM EST to 5:50 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 2.07 mi N of Cowpens to 0.75 mi NNE of East Spartanburg
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.050, -81.820

Multiple trees were blown down on Battleground Rd about 2.5 miles north of Cowpens and a tree on a house on Washington Rd. Multiple power lines were also down in the area.

Hail, Spartanburg

When: July 16, 5:35 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 0.57 mi W of Converse
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.980, -81.840

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: July 16, 5:37 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 0.69 mi S of Boiling Spgs
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 35.040, -81.980

Numerous trees were blown down in the Boiling Springs area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: July 16, 5:45 PM EST
Where: Abbeville County, Abbeville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.380

Several trees were blown down near Abbeville.

Hail, Spartanburg

When: July 16, 5:48 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 0.57 mi W of Glendale
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.950, -81.840

Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg

When: July 16, 5:50 PM EST
Where: Spartanburg County, 1.54 mi SE of Glendale
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.935, -81.810

Multiple large limbs were blown down on Bethesda Rd 7 miles east of Spartanburg.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens

When: July 16, 6:37 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where: Pickens County, 0.69 mi S of Pumpkintown to Easley
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.990, -82.650

Highway Patrol reported trees blown down near the intersection of highway 135 and Mt Tabor Rd and numerous trees down in and around Easley.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: July 16, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, Conestee
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.770, -82.350

Large tree limbs were blown down in the Belmont community.

Hail, Greenwood

When: July 16, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Greenwood County, 1.5 mi NNE of Greenwood
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.200, -82.160

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: July 16, 7:10 PM EST to 7:20 PM EST
Where: Greenwood County, 1.85 mi WSW of Greenwood to 0.9 mi NE of Verdery
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.170, -82.200

Multiple trees were blown down along McCormick Highway southwest of the city.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: July 16, 7:30 PM EST to 8:10 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 1.14 mi E of Pendleton to Iva
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 34.650, -82.750

Numerous trees were blown down across the county particularly from Pendleton to Iva.

Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville

When: July 16, 7:55 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
Where: Abbeville County, 7 mi E of Abbeville to 0.69 mi S of Calhoun Falls
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.257

Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 403277, 403278, 403279, 403280, 403281, 403282, 403283, 403288, 403294, 403295, 403296, 403297, 403289, 403298, 403302, 403308, 403309, 403312, 403313.