Calhoun storm history

Many trees and power lines down. Some roads closed. Sections of the county lost power. A few structures damaged by falling trees. A mesonet site in St. Matthews recorded a maximum wind gust of 43 mph before a power outage caused the site to stop reporting. NWS analysis estimated …

Several roads closed due to flooding including portions of HWY 6 between St.Matthews and Elloree.

Amateur radio spotter reports trees down blocking Wannaridge Rd as well as Stabler Farm Rd. Time estimated by radar.

SC DPS website reported a tree down on Old Swamp Road near the intersection of Old State Highway. Time estimated by radar.

SC Highway patrol reported a tree blocking the roadway on I-26 near exit 139. Time estimated by radar.

Ham radio operator reported a tree down on a residence on Azalea Dr. in St. Matthews. Photo also included. Time estimated by radar.

Light snow began early in the afternoon with a moderate band moving into the area by the evening into the overnight. Snow accumulations were generally between 1 to 3 inches with the highest observed snowfall of 2.5 inches west of I-26.

A band of snow and sleet moved through the county on the morning of the 10th. A COOP observer located northeast of Swansea reported a half inch of snow and sleet. As temperatures warmed aloft, snow and sleet transitioned to freezing rain by late morning into early afternoon. A CO…

SCDPS website showed a report of roadway flooding at the intersection of Mimosa Lane and Caw Caw Highway near I-26.

SCDPS Website reported roadway flooding on I-26 just past Exit 136.

SCDPS website reported a tree down near the intersection of Bull Swamp Rd and Fringetree Rd. The tree was across the road and was struck by a vehicle. Injuries unknown at this time.

Calhoun County Dispatch reported that Old State Rd had to be closed due to power lines down in the roadway.

Calhoun County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees down near the town of St Matthews.

SC Dept of Transportation reported individual trees down at the following locations: intersection of Bridge St and Sikes Rd (power line down also), intersection of Hemlock Rd and Colonel Thompson Hwy (Hwy 601), and near the intersection of Stiffmire Rd and Old Number Six Hwy.

Calhoun County dispatch reported power lines down in a field along Sikes Rd.

Calhoun County EM reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Adams Road and SC-419. Time estimated by radar.

Public report with numerous photos of farming irrigation pivots flipped and power poles knocked down in the fields one mile southeast of the intersection of US-601 and SC-267. Time estimated by radar.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. One tree fell on a vehicle. Several reports of flooding due to heavy rain reported, with one road washout confirmed.

Dispatchers reported trees blocking both lanes on Columbia Road near Big Beaver Creek Road.

Calhoun County Dispatch reported multiple trees down on Sweetwater Road near Murph Mill Road.

Video, sent via social media, appeared to show pea to dime size hail near Hwy 6 between St. Matthews and Elloree.

Public report, via social media, of pea size hail on Moorer Rd about one half mile south of US Hwy 601. Time estimated.

Public report, via social media, of pea size hail on St. Matthews Rd (US Hwy 601). Time estimated.

Public report, via social media, of pea size hail on Warbler Ct. Time estimated.

Public report, via social media, of pea size hail on Sikes Rd. Time estimated.

Social media report of quarter size hail at Horsefeathers Ln and Big Beaver Creek Rd, south of Sandy Run.

A tree was downed in the roadway at Midway Rd at Old State Rd at 1530 EST (1630 EDT). A CoCoRaHS observer near St. Matthews measured a storm total rainfall amount of 3.99 inches.

Highway patrol reports trees down along Caw Caw Hwy near I-26.

Highway patrol reports trees down along Hwy 21 at Valley Ridge Rd, blocking the roadway.

Severe thunderstorm downburst winds downed several trees along a swath. Locations included Stabler Hill Rd and Foxglove Rd, Bull Swamp Rd and Fringetree Rd, and Bull Swamp Rd and A Z Rd. Time estimated.

Tree on a power line at 1700 Old State Rd (US Hwy 176) NW of Sandy Run. Time estimated.

SCHP reported trees down on Cameron Rd and McCords Ferry Rd near Lone Star. Time estimated.

Public reported hail that began as pea size and increased in size up to nickel to quarter size before ending. The location was along Big Beaver Creek Rd between I-26 and Old State Rd. Time estimated.

Sheriff dispatch reported trees down on a power line along Hummingbird Rd near Great Circle Dr.

Spotter reported dime size hail along Wannaridge Rd.

Tree down on US hwy 601 and Preference Rd northeast of St. Matthews.

Tree down on Old Swamp Rd near Sandy Run. Exact location unknown. Time estimated.

Public reports, via social media, of snow amounts of 3/4 inch to 1 inch to the north and east of St. Matthews, with a dusting in the town of St. Matthews.

A CoCoRaHS observer reported 0.5 inch of snow in the NW part of the county. A light amount of freezing rain, around 0.01 inch, was reported by the public in St. Matthews.

Trees were downed across the county. There were reports of multiple vehicle accidents involving downed trees with unknown injuries.

Calhoun Co Dispatch reported a very large tree was downed at Calhoun Rd and Bank Sculpture Rd. Time estimated.

A severe long-lived thunderstorm produced strong damaging winds, knocking down numerous trees along a path from near St. Matthews, SE to the Cameron area and into Orangeburg Co. Locations of downed trees included Burke Rd, Belleville Rd and Moorer Rd, and along US Hwy 76 near Cam…

Calhoun County Dispatch reported that multiple trees fell which downed power lines on Old State Rd between Spanish Moss Dr and Branham Branch Rd.

The Calhoun County Emergency manager reported several trees down near Old Swamp Rd and Hwy 176. Time estimated by radar.