An upper level short wave passing over a very unstable airmass led to numerous severe thunderstorms, producing widespread wind damage and hail from the Central Savannah River Area up into the Midlands and Pee Dee of South Carolina.
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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.
The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.
An upper level short wave passing over a very unstable airmass led to numerous severe thunderstorms, producing widespread wind damage and hail from the Central Savannah River Area up into the Midlands and Pee Dee of South Carolina.
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 6, 5:22 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Columbia radar (KCAE), 99 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:10 UTC.
63 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
County 911 Dispatch reported multiple trees down on power lines along 8th Street in McBee.
Saluda County Dispatch reported multiple trees down along Highway 23 near Ridge Spring.
Newberry County Dispatch reports trees down at the intersection of Belfast Road and Highway 56. Time estimated by radar.
Newberry County Dispatch reported trees down on Macedonia Church Road near Prosperity. Time estimated by radar.
Spotter report via social media indicated damage at the VFW in Pelion. Photos confirm a divider wall was destroyed, flagpole bent and at least two trees down.
Newberry County Dispatch reported tree down near the intersection of Belfast Road and Harry Longshore Road.
Newberry County Dispatch reported trees down in Silverstreet on Highway 34.
Newberry County Dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Beth Eden Road and the Old Whitmire Highway.
County dispatch reported a tree down on I-26 near mile marker 73 in Newberry County.
Newberry County Dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Highway 34 and Hillbrook Lane.
Newberry County Dispatch reported a tree down near the intersection of Highway 76 and Nursery Road.
Fairfield County Emergency Management reports numerous trees down across much of the county.
Law Enforcement relayed report of multiple trees blocking N. Jennings Street.
Law Enforcement reported a tree down along Goat Farm Road.
Trained Spotter reported trees down blocking intersection of Cartin Road and Basil Road.
County EM reported power lines down on Columbia Highway between Ivory Key and Long Roads.
NWS Employee reported a large tree down in the woods on Broad River Road near Chapin Middle School.
Newberry County Dispatch reported a tree down on a house at Park and Chapman Drive. No injuries reported.
Tree reported down on Colt Road.
Social media post with pictures of the top of a large tree down on property on the north side of Lake Murray.
Social Media image of a tree down on the side of Old Brickyard Road near Irmo.
County Emergency Manager reported power lines down along Bismark Road north of Gaston.
Local Fire Department reported trees down on power lines at 4310 Camp Creek Road.
Calhoun County Dispatch reported multiple trees down on Sweetwater Road near Murph Mill Road.
Orangeburg County Sheriff reported a tree down on Drake Drive at Fanning Road.
Tree and power lines down along Clear Lake Road.
Social media post shows trees and power lines down at the entrance to Rapids Subdivision.
MPing report of wind damage.
Law Enforcement reported a tree down along Cricket Cove Road.
Emergency Manager reported a tree down on a power line. Tree on fire along Kimsey Road.
Emergency Manager reported power lines down along Quail Valley East, south of Irmo.
Kershaw County Dispatch reported a tree down at the intersection of Humphries Road and Shivers Green Road.
Emergency Manager reported a tree down on power line along Cedar Springs Road.
Kershaw County Dispatch reported multiple trees down along McBee Highway.
Tree on power line with fire reported along Riverwalk Way.
EM reported a tree down and lightning-induced fire at this location.
Tree reported down on power lines on Sid Sites Road near Kennerly Road.
Tree down on power line on Woodspur Road.
Tree and power lines down with fire on Arborgate Court.
Tree down at the intersection of Beaver Creek Road and John G. Richards Road.
Kershaw County Sheriff Dispatch reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Damage reported near Blythewood to Arcadia Lakes, and eastward towards Camden.
Orangeburg County Dispatch reported trees down at the intersection of Four Holes Road and Wild Hearts Road.
Power lines reported down near Assembly Street.
Tree down on Mt. Pisgah Road.
Orangeburg County Dispatch reported trees down along Racetrack Road near Elloree.
Power lines reported down at this location.
Manchester State Forest Ranger reported two trees down between Highway 261 and Headquarters Road.
Power lines down along Great North Road.
Chesterfield County Dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines down on Sandy Run Creek Road and Raley Road.
SCDOT reported a tree down across Frank Rhames Road near Panola.
County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down along Fairview Road.
SCDOT reported multiple trees down along Nazarene Church Road.
SCDOT reported a tree down on Ethan Stone Road near Paxville.
SCDOT reported a tree down on Panola Road.
SCDOT reported trees down along Highway 521.
SCDOT reported trees down along Boulevard Road near Mims Road.
SCDOT reported a tree down Liberty Hill Road near Summerton.
Chesterfield County Dispatch reported multiple trees down along Highway 52.
SCDOT reported trees down in Alcolu.
Orangeburg County Dispatch reported a tree down along Firetower Road.
SCDOT reported a tree down on June Burn Road.
Chesterfield County Dispatch reported trees and power lines down with fire on Drucilla Church Road at Old Ridge Road.
SCDOT reported a tree down on Old Manning Road near Black River Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Carolina in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 2023
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: 1112987, 1112989, 1112990, 1112991, 1112995, 1113004, 1113007, 1113036, 1113041, 1113042, 1113056, 1113223, 1113136, 1113142, 1112999, 1113093, 1113104, 1113020, 1113147, 1113100, 1113087, 1113215, 1113114, 1113028, 1113080, 1113109, 1113116, 1113158, 1113154, 1113124, 1113221, 1113049, 1113131, 1113232, 1113268, 1120271, 1113234, 1113237, 1113258, 1113263, and more.