South Carolina, 2023Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023 · NWS CAE · 3 events in 1 county or zone
A stalled frontal boundary across the Midlands and CSRA was the focus for some strong to severe thunderstorms across the eastern Midlands, mainly Clarendon County.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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A stalled frontal boundary across the Midlands and CSRA was the focus for some strong to severe thunderstorms across the eastern Midlands, mainly Clarendon County.
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 Aug 15, 5:54 PM EST, 20 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 5:54 PM EST, 20 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- August 16, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 3.86 mi SSE of Manning Clarendon Ar
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.530, -80.190
Santee Electric Coop reported a tree on power lines on Bayview Drive.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- August 16, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 2.35 mi SSE of Manning Clarendon Ar
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.549, -80.202
Santee Electric Coop reported a tree on power lines near the intersection of Malibu Road and Hwy. 260.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clarendon
- When
- August 16, 3:09 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, 2.62 mi W of Wilson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 33.671, -80.166
Santee Electric Coop reported a tree on power lines at the intersection of Dozier Mallett Road and Mallett Road.
- 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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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: 1113031, 1113035, 1113038.