South Carolina, 2024

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024 · NWS CHS · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of southeast South Carolina in the mid to late evening hours ahead of an approaching cold front. A few of these storms became strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$51,000
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 CHS wrote it up.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms moved across portions of southeast South Carolina in the mid to late evening hours ahead of an approaching cold front. A few of these storms became strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts.

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:14 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
May 10, 7:13 PM EST to 7:14 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 0.69 mi N of Smoaks
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
33.090, -80.800

Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down on Beavers Pass Road near Sunrise Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
May 10, 7:14 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 2.32 mi E of Smoaks
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
33.080, -80.760

Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down on Clatty Farm Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton

When
May 10, 7:35 PM EST to 7:36 PM EST
Where
Colleton County, 1.8 mi SE of Islandton
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
32.880, -80.910

Colleton County dispatch reported a tree down on Forks Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston

When
May 10, 7:57 PM EST to 7:58 PM EST
Where
Charleston County, 0.69 mi N of St Andrews
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
32.790, -79.980

Local broadcast media relayed a public report of a tree down on a home on Minnie Street in West Ashley, causing considerable damage to the home.

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.

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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: 1185554, 1185555, 1185557, 1185559.