South Carolina, 2018Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 22, 2018
June 22, 2018 · NWS GSP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A cluster of thunderstorms moved into Upstate South Carolina from northeast Georgia during the evening. Cells within the cluster produced occasional, brief damaging wind gusts across the Piedmont.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- 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.
A cluster of thunderstorms moved into Upstate South Carolina from northeast Georgia during the evening. Cells within the cluster produced occasional, brief damaging wind gusts across the Piedmont.
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 22, 4:02 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 4:02 PM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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- When
- June 22, 6:50 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Belton
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.520, -82.500
Public reported a large tree was blown down on a vehicle in the Belton area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- June 22, 7:32 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, 1.1 mi W of Goodwins Xrds to 1.54 mi SW of Tylersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.533, -81.939
Public reported a tree blown down on I-385 at mile marker 4 and another tree down at Highways 308 and 49.
Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg
- When
- June 22, 7:35 PM EST to 7:39 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 1.51 mi WNW of Fair Forest to 0.94 mi NNW of Arkwright
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.981, -82.043
Public reported a few trees blown down on Halibut Ln in Lyman. County comms reported numerous trees blown down in Spartanburg, especially on the south side of the city.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- June 22, 7:53 PM EST to 7:59 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 0.66 mi SSW of Ninety Six to 1.29 mi ENE of Cambridge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.171, -82.024
County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in Ninety Six, including on Cambridge St. Two trees were also blown down on Pheasant Road near the Saluda County line.
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- June 22, 8:03 PM EST to 8:14 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 0.82 mi ESE of Union to 0.89 mi WNW of Lockhart
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.715, -81.607
County comms reported multiple trees blown down across the eastern part of Union County.
- 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.
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 22, 2018$24,000 · 1 in hail · 3 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: 768693, 768694, 768695, 768696, 768697.