South Carolina, 2023

Damaging 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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 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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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:39 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1113031, 1113035, 1113038.