South Carolina, 2017Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017 · NWS GSP · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Scattered clusters of thunderstorms developed across the foothills during the evening. A few of these clusters produced brief severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging winds.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Scattered clusters of thunderstorms developed across the foothills during the evening. A few of these clusters produced brief severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging winds.
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 14, 6:59 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 6:59 PM EST, 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:10 AM EST, 15 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 14 2017
GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-150915-
Rabun-Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Buncombe-Graham-
Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 14 2017
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia and western
North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across
the mountains this afternoon and evening. While the main threats will
be from torrential rainfall and cloud to ground lightning, a few of
the storms could become briefly severe, capable of producing
damaging wind gusts.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
..Saturday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Tuesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Thursday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
None.
GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-150915-
Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-
Catawba-Rowan-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-
Greater Caldwell-Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-
Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-
Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
510 AM EDT Fri Jul 14 2017
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Temperatures in the lower to mid 90s will combine with moderate to
high levels of humidity to produce heat index values of around 100
across much of the Piedmont and foothills this afternoon. In
addition, scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to
develop across the area this afternoon and evening. While the main
threats will be from torrential rainfall and cloud to ground
lightning, a few of the storms could become briefly severe, capable
of producing damaging wind gusts.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
..Saturday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Sunday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Monday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Tuesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Wednesday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
..Thursday...No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
None.
In the hours before
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- When
- July 14, 7:34 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 1.94 mi NW of Long Creek to 2.37 mi N of Long Creek
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.796, -83.278
County comms reported a tree and power line blown down at the intersection of Woodall Shoals Rd and Orchard Rd and another tree and power lines down at Academy Rd and Chattooga Ridge Rd.
Lightning, Oconee
- When
- July 14, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 0.24 mi SSE of Westminster
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 34.667, -83.098
Radio station reported lightning struck and disabled two public works water pumps.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- July 14, 8:08 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, 1.23 mi SE of Cherokee Forest to 2.27 mi W of Batesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.869, -82.313
County comms reported a tree blown down at Hudson Rd and Shady Ln and another tree down on Shannon Lake Circle.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 14 to 15, 20173 deaths · 6 injured · $1.0 million · 50 kt wind · 49 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 14, 2017$555,000 · 5 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 14, 201750 kt wind · 42 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, July 14, 2017$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 14, 2017$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 14, 2017$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 14, 201751 kt wind · 20 events
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Maryland, July 14 to 15, 2017$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 14 events
- Lightning Strike in North Dakota, July 14, 20171 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 14, 20171.75 in hail · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 14, 2017$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 14, 201750 kt wind · 6 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 714345, 714347, 714346.