South Carolina, 2018

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 9, 2018

June 9, 2018 · NWS CAE · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Colliding outflow and sea breeze boundaries, in an unstable environment, produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Newberry County SC on the evening of 6/9/2018.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

Colliding outflow and sea breeze boundaries, in an unstable environment, produced an isolated severe thunderstorm over Newberry County SC on the evening of 6/9/2018.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:37 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
June 9, 7:37 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, 1.32 mi SE of Pomaria
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.257, -81.403

SC Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of SC Highway 176 and SC Highway 202.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
June 9, 8:06 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, 3.47 mi SSW of Slighs
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.155, -81.478

Newberry County Dispatch reported trees and power lines down at the intersection of Macedonia Church Road and Ball Field Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When
June 9, 8:36 PM EST
Where
Newberry County, 2.87 mi S of Slighs
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.159, -81.459

Newberry County Dispatch reported trees down at the intersection of Old Dutch Road and Wheeland School Road.

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.

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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: 760259, 760261, 760265.