South Carolina, 2024

Damaging 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS CAE wrote it up.

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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The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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: 1171293, 1171294, 1171296, 1171298.