South Carolina, 2017

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 25, 2017

July 25, 2017 · NWS CAE · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Daytime heating and an upper level disturbance combined to produce scattered thunderstorms, some of which produced wind damage.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

Daytime heating and an upper level disturbance combined to produce scattered thunderstorms, some of which produced wind damage.

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 4:50 PM EST, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 4:50 PM EST, 49 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
July 25, 5:39 PM EST to 5:43 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 2.15 mi NNW of Pooles Xrds
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.700, -81.190

SCHP reported trees down on Johnson King Rd and Pooles Valley Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When
July 25, 6:08 PM EST to 6:12 PM EST
Where
Aiken County, 2.82 mi NNE of Couchton
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.610, -81.610

SCHP reported trees down on SC Hwy 39 on New Holland Rd and Wagener Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
July 25, 6:22 PM EST to 6:25 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 3.26 mi NNW of Pooles Xrds
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.710, -81.210

Trees down at Clay Bottom Rd and Tindal Rd. Time estimated based on radar.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When
July 25, 6:25 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Aiken County, 1.5 mi NNE of Aiken Afs
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.670, -81.670

Power lines down at Old Camp Rd and Columbia Hwy N. Time estimated based on radar.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When
July 25, 6:26 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Aiken County, 1.5 mi SSW of Selvern
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.680, -81.430

Trees down at Old Ninety Six Indian Trail and Winding Rd. Time estimated based on radar.

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in South Carolina in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2017

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: 714700, 714701, 714702, 714703, 714704.