South Carolina, 2025

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025 · NWS CAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Deep layer moisture in place with convergence along a surface trough led to widespread showers and thunderstorms with moderate destabilization during the afternoon. An isolated microburst produced damage in Saluda County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Deep layer moisture in place with convergence along a surface trough led to widespread showers and thunderstorms with moderate destabilization during the afternoon. An isolated microburst produced damage in Saluda County.

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda

When
August 11, 3:38 PM EST to 3:41 PM EST
Where
Saluda County, 2.42 mi ESE of Mayson
Measured
78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
34.017, -81.841

Saluda County emergency manager reported a couple chicken houses were destroyed and tin from the roof of a building near Simmons Rd was lifted.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1278597.