South Carolina, 2019

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An upper disturbance, daytime heating, and a sea breeze boundary contributed to isolated severe thunderstorms over the southern Midlands of SC in the late afternoon.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

An upper disturbance, daytime heating, and a sea breeze boundary contributed to isolated severe thunderstorms over the southern Midlands of SC in the late afternoon.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When
June 4, 3:30 PM EST to 3:32 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, 3.5 mi S of Lees
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
33.300, -81.210

A tree was downed at Mill Pond Rd near Hwy 70. Time estimated.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When
June 4, 3:35 PM EST to 3:37 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, 4.55 mi WNW of Ehrhardt
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
33.130, -81.090

According to Bamberg Co dispatch, trees were downed on Ehrhardt Rd and also on Low Country Hwy (Hwy 64). Exact locations unknown. Time estimated.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 819333, 819334.