Greenwood storm history

Thousands of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 70 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 80 mph. One fatality was attributed to a falling tree.

The combination of strong winds and hail up to golfball size damaged 507 structures in the far southern part of the county. Estimated damage in the form of broken windows, damaged roofs and siding was 2.8 million dollars. Most of the damage occurred between highways 221 and 25.

County comms reported multiple trees blown down on Hillcrest Farm Rd and on Parkland Place Rd.

Public reported the metal roof was ripped off of a barn.

Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down southeast of Ware Shoals.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines.

Public reported multiple trees, large limbs and power lines blown down in and around the city of Greenwood, with additional trees and lines down in the Ninety Six area and near Lake Greenwood. A gust of 59 mph, or 51 kts was measured by the ASOS at the Greenwood County Airport.

County comms reported flash flooding developed across the north side of the city of Greenwood after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell over the city in only 2-3 hours. The main impact was to Rocky Creek, which overflowed its banks and inundated portions of Haltiwanger Rd and Rockcreek Bl…

Public reported up to quarter size hail.

Utility equipment reported trees blown down on power lines in the Ware Shoals area.

Public reported several trees blown down around Greenwood and at least one tree down in Ninety Six.

County comms reported a tree blown down at Oak Forest Dr and Chinquapin Rd and another tree down on a house on nearby Creek Rd East. Multiple trees were also blown down on the north side of the city of Greenwood near the intersection of Montague Ave and Cobb Rd. This was shortly …

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Promised Land area.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Bradley area.

County comms reported multiple trees blown down from south of Greenwood to Ninety Six. This included on Highway 221 at Whitehall Rd, on Holmes Rd, on Highway 178, and on Golf Course Rd at Aiton Rd.

Utility company reported several trees blown down in Greenwood and vicinity, some of which fell on power lines.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Ninety Six area.

Public reported several large tree limbs blown down just north of Kirksey.

Utility company reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down on power lines across the city of Greenwood.

Public reported half dollar size hail.

Utility company and highway patrol reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down on power lines in the Cokesbury area.

Utility company reported trees and large limbs down on power lines in and around Callison.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near the intersection of Golf Course Rd and Louden Rd.

County comms reported sporadic trees along with a few power lines blown down throughout Greenwood County.

County comms reported a tree blown down on house near W Fleming St in Ware Shoals.

County comms reported two trees and a large limb blown down in the city of Greenwood.

County comms reported three trees blown down within the city of Greenwood and three more trees down in the county.

NWS storm survey found a swath of downburst damage on the grounds of the Ninety Six National Historic Park. Numerous trees were blown down from north-to-south across the park, with the most significant damage observed near the southern boundary. Emergency manager reported some da…

Public reported several trees blown down near Lake Greenwood.

County comms reported numerous trees, power lines, and some power poles blown down across Greenwood County.

County comms reported numerous trees blown down across the city of Greenwood.

County comms reported trees blown down along Highway 702.

Spotter reported quarter size hail on Highway 221 on the south side of Greenwood.

Emergency mngr reported multiple trees blown down from Hodges to the east side of Greenwood. One tree was down on a house on Chestnut Ct.

Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down across the county, with trees on homes on Wiley Ct and Weldon Ave in Greenwood.

Emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down along Woodlawn Rd.