Thunderstorm Wind in Cherokee County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Cherokee County, South Carolina

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS storm survey found an area of straight-line wind damage in Gaffney. Damage was first observed within the city limits, where corrugated metal roof panels, wooden joists, and fascia were ripped off the front of a small business along West Frederick Street. The wind also shifted the exterior metal wall of a nearby auto parts store, causing the corner panels to buckle and separate. East of there, a large tree was uprooted next to a house between Marion Avenue and Mill Street.

The wider storm

A line of showers and thunderstorms, with embedded strong-to-severe storms moved across upstate South Carolina through the morning into the early afternoon. Sporadic pockets of damaging wind gusts occurred, including an area of significant damage in Gaffney.

Began near Gaffney Cherokee Arp (35.0860, -81.6600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326653. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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