South Carolina, 2018

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 20, 2018

June 20, 2018 · NWS CAE · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Strong daytime heating and a surface trough led to scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening, an isolated storm over the Central Midlands was severe.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

Strong daytime heating and a surface trough led to scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening, an isolated storm over the Central Midlands was severe.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 4 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:29 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
June 20, 2:31 PM EST to 2:36 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 1.15 mi NE of South Congaree
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
33.910, -81.104

Reports received, via social media, of numerous trees downed, split in half, or uprooted, including some trees down on power lines, in Pine Ridge and vicinity, including Arborgate subdivision.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
June 20, 2:33 PM EST to 2:38 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 0.39 mi SSE of Kinsler
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
33.925, -81.076

Damage to the roof of an industrial building along US Hwy 321 near the intersection with Fish Hatchery Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
June 20, 3:39 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, (Cae)columbia Metro
Measured
44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$100
Crop damage
$100
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.930, -81.120

The ASOS unit at Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia measured a 44 knot (51 mph) peak wind gust at 1639 EDT (1539 EST).

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 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 2018

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 760507, 760502, 760511.