South Carolina, 2024Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 5, 2024
June 5, 2024 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Numerous thunderstorms developed in a strongly unstable airmass, enhanced by a robust upper shortwave. Several storms reached severe limits, producing damaging wind gusts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Numerous thunderstorms developed in a strongly unstable airmass, enhanced by a robust upper shortwave. Several storms reached severe limits, producing 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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 4, 6:54 PM EST, 19 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:54 PM EST, 19 hours 56 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- June 5, 2:50 PM EST to 2:53 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 2.15 mi ESE of Bucklick
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 34.434, -80.868
Lake Wateree State Park Tackle Shop reported 2 trees down within the park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- June 5, 4:23 PM EST to 4:26 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, 3.5 mi E of Riley
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 33.619, -80.739
Calhoun County dispatch reported power lines down in a field along Sikes Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda
- When
- June 5, 4:43 PM EST to 4:46 PM EST
- Where
- Saluda County, 5.38 mi NNW of Batesburg
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -81.574
Saluda County dispatch reported several trees and power lines down along West Creek Rd between Double Bridges Rd and Beulah Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- June 5, 5:09 PM EST to 5:11 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, 3.39 mi S of Gilbert
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.871, -81.385
SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down on I20 near mile marker 44.
- 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: 1171293, 1171294, 1171296, 1171298.