South Carolina, 2022Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 3, 2022
August 3, 2022 · NWS CAE · 15 events in 4 counties and zones
Daytime heating and convergence along a surface trough and other surface boundaries contributed to scattered severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 convergence along a surface trough and other surface boundaries contributed to scattered severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 3, 12:40 PM EST to 12:42 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 3.64 mi SSW of Wedgefield
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -80.540
Manchester State Forest personnel reported a tree down on a power line on Evanwood Lane.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 3, 1:40 PM EST to 1:42 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 2.15 mi NNE of Hagood
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.080, -80.560
Sumter Co dispatch reported trees and power lines down at Horatio Hagood Rd and SC Hwy 261 near Rembert. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- August 3, 1:45 PM EST to 1:47 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, 0.57 mi E of Privateer
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 33.830, -80.390
Sumter Co dispatch reported trees and power lines down at Nettles Rd and Bethel Church Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 3:20 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.69 mi S of North
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -81.100
SCHP reported a tree down on Bedford Ave in North. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 3:35 PM EST to 3:37 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 3.86 mi SSE of Rowesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -80.820
Tree down on Fox Paw Ct. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 3:45 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.9 mi NE of Great Branch
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.510, -80.960
SCHP Reported trees down on SC Hwy 4 and Shillings Bridge Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 3:48 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 2.97 mi WNW of Rowesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.380, -80.900
SCHP reported trees down at Carver School Rd and Dry Swamp Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 3:55 PM EST to 3:57 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.9 mi NE of Great Branch
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.510, -80.960
SCHP reported tree down at Beason Rd and Neeses Hwy (SC Hwy 4). Time estimated.
Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 4:00 PM EST to 4:02 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 0.58 mi E of Great Branch
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -80.960
Nickel size hail reported at Shillings Bridge Rd and Plow Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 4:05 PM EST to 4:07 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 3.1 mi SE of Norway
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.420, -81.090
Tree down on S Willow Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 4:10 PM EST to 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 1.15 mi E of Norway
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.450, -81.110
SCHP reported trees down at Middle Willow Rd and Norway Rd, and at Saxton Ave and Seventh St in Norway. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- August 3, 4:10 PM EST to 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 1.86 mi ESE of Neeses
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.520, -81.100
SCHP and Emergency Management reported trees down on Neeses Hwy (SC Hwy 4) near Calvary Church Rd. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- August 3, 4:40 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, 0.69 mi N of Aiken to 0.39 mi N of Aiken
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.560, -81.720
Several reports from Aiken County Emergency Manager along with public reports of trees and powerlines down in downtown Aiken. One tree reported down in front of the Aiken Library and another down along Richland Avenue.
Hail, Lexington
- When
- August 3, 4:47 PM EST to 4:49 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 1.85 mi ENE of Chapin
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.180, -81.320
Convenience store employee reported penny size hail at I-26 and Columbia Ave. Time estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- August 3, 4:47 PM EST to 4:48 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 0.2 mi SSE of Chapin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.167, -81.349
DOT reported a tree down at Peak Street and Columbia Avenue. Time estimated by radar.
- 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1035091, 1035092, 1035093, 1035094, 1035095, 1035096, 1035097, 1035098, 1035089, 1035099, 1035100, 1035101, 1035238, 1035090, 1035240.