South Carolina, 2025

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 5, 2025

June 5, 2025 · NWS CHS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Deep moisture along with a coastal low nearby led to thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts near the Southeast South Carolina coast.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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 CHS wrote it up.

Deep moisture along with a coastal low nearby led to thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind gusts near the Southeast South Carolina coast.

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:41 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort

When
June 5, 2:44 AM EST
Where
Beaufort County, 1.36 mi ESE of Waddell Gardens
Measured
45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.390, -80.700

A Beaufort County emergency manager reported a tree and power lines down near the intersection of Waddell Road and Battery Creek Road.

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: 1275322.