South Carolina, 2024

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 11, 2024

August 11, 2024 · NWS CAE · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Scattered strong thunderstorms moved through the Midlands producing scattered tree damage in the Columbia area.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Scattered strong thunderstorms moved through the Midlands producing scattered tree damage in the Columbia area.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 7 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:39 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When
August 11, 1:40 PM EST
Where
Lexington County, 2.15 mi NNW of Arthur
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.000, -81.160

Multiple trees reported down by SC Department of Public Safety and the public. Tree down on Oak Drive and trees down on Snow Lane near Cromer Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
August 11, 1:52 PM EST
Where
Richland County, 1.5 mi SSW of Dentsville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.050, -80.960

SC Department of Public Safety reported a tree down on Arcadia Lake Drive.

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.

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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: 1194087, 1194088.