South Carolina, 2022

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022 · NWS CAE · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A prefrontal band of showers and isolated severe thunderstorms moved across the region. One of the storms produced some wind damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20
Crop damage
$20
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.

A prefrontal band of showers and isolated severe thunderstorms moved across the region. One of the storms produced some wind damage.

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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 30, 5:28 PM EST, 18 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 5:28 PM EST, 18 hours 22 minutes before
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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 43 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:47 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When
March 31, 11:50 AM EST
Where
Fairfield County, 0.9 mi NW of Ridgeway
Measured
48 kt (55 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
$10
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.310, -80.960

A trained spotter measured a 55 mph wind gust at a home weather station in Ridgeway. He also observed a funnel cloud.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
March 31, 11:55 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, 3.26 mi SSE of Liberty Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.437, -80.776

Public reported a downed tree and a damaged transformer near a restaurant on Lake Wateree near SC Hwy 97 and Spring Rock Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
March 31, 12:30 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, 1.79 mi SW of Birdtown
Measured
36 kt (41 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$10
Crop damage
$10
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.610, -80.450

Public reported a 42 mph wind gust at Bermuda High Soaring. 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1005707, 1005704, 1005708.