South Carolina, 2024

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 9, 2024

June 9, 2024 · NWS CAE · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a front in the southern Appalachians and produced significant wind damage as it moved into the northern Midlands from the northwest.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

A line of thunderstorms developed ahead of a front in the southern Appalachians and produced significant wind damage as it moved into the northern Midlands from the northwest.

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 9, 7:03 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 7:03 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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The Columbia radar (KCAE), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:23 UTC.

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Event by event

9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 9, 8:09 PM EST to 8:12 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, 0.58 mi SE of Irwin
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
34.693, -80.824

Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted, many large branches were snapped, and power lines were downed in the Irwin area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 9, 8:10 PM EST to 8:16 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, 6.37 mi WSW of Cauthens Xrds to 8.89 mi SSW of Cauthens Xrds
Measured
66 kt (76 mph) estimated gust
Injuries
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
34.601, -80.879

NWS survey team found several uprooted trees along Hwy 97, beginning near the intersection of Hwy 200, ending near the Kershaw county line. The county EM reported an indirect injury when a person drove into a downed tree on Hwy 97, near Ember Ln.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 9, 8:10 PM EST to 8:14 PM EST
Where
Lancaster County, 1.86 mi W of Cauthens Xrds to 1.71 mi WSW of Cauthens Xrds
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.624, -80.802

SC Hwy Patrol reported several trees down along J B Denton, beginning at the intersection of Major Evans Rd and ending at New Hope Rd.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
June 9, 8:22 PM EST to 8:25 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, 0.85 mi SSW of Liberty Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.468, -80.803

Kershaw County dispatch reported a tree fell along Hwy 97 at the post office.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
June 9, 8:34 PM EST to 8:37 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, 4.44 mi E of Warren Xrds
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.331, -80.702

Kershaw County dispatch reported a tree fell along Tail Race Rd at the Wateree Dam.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
June 9, 8:35 PM EST to 8:38 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, 0.07 mi SSE of Clyburn
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.419, -80.600

Kershaw County dispatch reported a tree down at Knotty Pine Rd and Hwy 521 north of Camden.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
June 9, 8:41 PM EST to 8:49 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, 0.44 mi S of Kirkland to 1.61 mi E of Camden
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.294, -80.621

Kershaw County dispatch reported multiple trees fell along a line from the northside to eastside of the town of Camden.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
June 9, 9:18 PM EST to 9:21 PM EST
Where
Sumter County, 1.81 mi N of Oswego
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
34.026, -80.276

Sumter County dispatch reported trees down along Oswego Hwy near the Lee County border.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When
June 9, 9:35 PM EST to 9:38 PM EST
Where
Sumter County, 3.96 mi NNW of Shiloh
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.981, -80.061

A trained spotter reported a large tree limb from an Oak Tree fell on a property along Trinity Rd at Twomile Rd.

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: 1172684, 1172687, 1172698, 1172817, 1172819, 1172815, 1172825, 1172748, 1172769.