South Carolina, 2019Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019 · NWS CAE · 14 events in 5 counties and zones
Daytime heating and a moist, unstable air mass allowed scattered severe thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon and evening.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20
- Crop damage
- $20
- Events
- 14
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.
Daytime heating and a moist, unstable air mass allowed scattered severe thunderstorms to develop in the afternoon and evening.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 23, 2:06 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, (Ssc)shaw Afb Sumter
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -80.480
ASOS at Shaw AFB near Sumter measured a peak wind gust of 51 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 23, 2:09 PM EST to 2:11 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 1.5 mi SSW of Dalzell
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -80.490
SCHP reported tree in roadway on Peach Orchard Rd at Commonwealth Ct. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 23, 2:10 PM EST to 2:12 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.69 mi N of Four Holes
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 33.490, -80.720
Tree down at Till Rd and Four Holes Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 23, 2:44 PM EST to 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 0.9 mi NE of Mayesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.990, -80.210
SCDOT reported tree down near Mayesville. Exact location unknown. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- August 23, 2:55 PM EST to 2:57 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 4.49 mi SSW of St Paul
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -80.430
SCHP reports tree down on Interstate 95 at mile marker 100 southbound. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 23, 2:58 PM EST to 2:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.9 mi SE of Bowman
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.340, -80.670
A trained spotter reported a tree down at 7881 Charleston Hwy (US Hwy 178) south of Bowman. Time estimated.
Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- August 23, 2:58 PM EST to 2:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 1.35 mi ENE of Bowman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10
- Crop damage
- $10
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.360, -80.660
A trained spotter reported dime size hail, and also estimated wind gusts of 65-70 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 23, 2:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 3.53 mi ESE of Bowman
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.340, -80.620
A trained spotter reported a tree down on Holstein Rd about one quarter mile west of Ebenzer Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 23, 2:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 3.53 mi ESE of Bowman
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.340, -80.620
A trained spotter reported a tree down on Ebenezer Rd at Cow Castle Creek. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 23, 3:06 PM EST to 3:08 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 4.49 mi NE of Brogdon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.870, -80.220
SCDOT office in Sumter reported a tree down on Plowden Mill Rd. Exact location unknown. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- August 23, 3:16 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, 3.07 mi SW of Hugh Pt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.720, -80.460
SCDOT reported more than 10 trees down along Union Hill Church Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 23, 3:20 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 2.82 mi NNW of Shiloh
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.970, -80.040
SCHP reported trees down on Interstate 95 southbound between mile markers 139 and 141. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- August 23, 3:20 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 0.69 mi N of Turbeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 33.890, -80.020
SCDOT office in Clarendon Co reported a tree down on US Hwy 301 in Turbeville. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry
- When
- August 23, 5:45 PM EST to 5:48 PM EST
- Where
- Newberry County, 0.9 mi SE of Pomaria
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.260, -81.410
Newberry Co dispatch reported numerous trees down in Pomaria and vicinity.
- 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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 854354, 847945, 847947, 847948, 847950, 854349, 854353, 854351, 854352, 854362, 854372, 854363, 854369, 854373.