South Carolina, 2024Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
Widely scattered thunderstorms developed over upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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Widely scattered thunderstorms developed over upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 1:52 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 1:52 PM EST, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 29, 1:15 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- August 29, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 0.79 mi NE of Verdery
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 34.127, -82.239
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Promised Land area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- August 29, 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 0.75 mi SSE of Bradley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 34.040, -82.245
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Bradley area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- August 29, 4:28 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, 1.33 mi ESE of Easley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 34.820, -82.580
Fire dept and spotter reported a few trees and power lines blown down in the Easley area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- August 29, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, 1.51 mi SW of Denver
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.562, -82.745
Public reported multiple large trees blown down in the area around Upper View Terrace.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 29, 2024$553,000 · 2.5 in hail · 34 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 29, 2024$141,000 · 65 kt wind · 16 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 29, 2024$156,000 · 1.5 in hail · 11 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 29, 2024$68,000 · 1.25 in hail · 20 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 29, 2024$118,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 29, 2024EF1 · 34 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 29, 2024$85,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 29, 2024$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, August 29, 2024$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 29, 2024$16,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Heat in Mississippi, August 29, 202416 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 29, 2024EF0 · 13 events
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: 1211402, 1211403, 1214899, 1211404.