Lightning — Sumter, South Carolina
2012-08-01 · near Shiloh, Sumter, South Carolina
$1.3M
Property damage
Event narrative
The Item reported that the Shiloh United Methodist Church, built in 1831, was destroyed by fire. Damage estimates were at 1.3 million dollars.
Wider weather episode
Scattered severe thunderstorms produced some large hail and damaging winds around the Midlands of SC.
View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.9300, -80.0300)
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 390723. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.