South Carolina, 2026Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 3 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the South Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon and early evening in association with a stalled front. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
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- 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.
Scattered thunderstorms developed across the South Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon and early evening in association with a stalled front. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- May 22, 2:26 PM EST to 2:27 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 0.29 mi W of (Grd)greenwood Co Ar
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 34.250, -82.155
A wind gust of 68 mph, or 59 kts was measured by the ASOS at the Greenwood County Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- May 22, 2:40 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, 1.05 mi NNW of Waterloo to 1.35 mi WNW of Lydia Mills
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.364, -82.077
County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across the southeern half of Laurens County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville
- When
- May 22, 3:48 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville County, 0.9 mi NE of Abbeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.190, -82.370
County comms reported multiple trees blown down and blocking Douglas Mill Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- May 22, 5:45 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, 1.72 mi SSE of Kirksey to 1.92 mi SSE of Dyson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 34.008, -82.036
County comms reported multiple trees blown down, mainly across the southern part of Greenwood County.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Alabama, May 22 to 25, 2026$550,000 · EF1 · 3 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Alabama, May 22, 2026$35,000 · EF1 · 25 events
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 22, 2026$300,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 22 to 25, 2026$26,000 · 55 kt wind · 24 events
- Tornadoes in Alabama, May 22, 2026EF1 · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 22 to 26, 2026$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 12 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 22, 20262.5 in hail · 19 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 22 to 23, 20261.25 in hail · 19 events
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Mississippi, May 22, 20261 injured · EF0 · 7 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Louisiana, May 22 to 23, 20261 in hail · 13 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, May 22 to 23, 202665 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, May 22, 20264 events
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: 1341450, 1341449, 1341448, 1341451.