Laurens 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. Three fatalities were attributed to falling trees.

A tree fell in saturated soil, possibly due to gusty winds, across highway 76. A vehicle later collided with the tree, killing the passenger.

NWS survey found an area of extensive straight line wind damage. The damage began near Gray Court, but winds intensified significantly along West Main St in the city of Laurens, mainly in areas from Todd Ave to Laurens High School. Hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted. …

Public reported (via Social Media) ping pong ball size hail along Highway 72 southwest of Clinton, with another public report of golf ball size hail nearby.

Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down along Indian Mound Rd.

Public reported multiple trees blown down south of Laurens, from A B Jacks Rd to the Mountville area.

Emergency manager reported multiple trees and large limbs blown down across multiple roads in and around the city of Laurens, including Highway 76.

Media reported multiple trees blown down in the Joanna area.

County comms reported flash flooding developed in the Laurens area and in Waterloo after a swath of 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in this area in 2-3 hours. Long Lick Branch overflowed its banks in the Waterloo area and inundated Todd Quarter Rd, which had to be closed. Harris Sprin…

Public reported a home along Lake Greenwood in the Waterloo area sustained damage to siding, thrown patio furniture, and a bent flag pole. Multiple tree limbs were also blown down.

Public reported (via social media) a couple of trees blown down in the Gray Court area. Utility company reported trees down on power lines east of Fountain Inn.

Public reported multiple trees blown down in Laurens and vicinity.

Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down along with damage to some roofs and a porch near the shore of Lake Greenwood.

Emergency manager reported scattered trees blown down throughout Laurens County.

Stream gauges indicated flash flooding developed along Durbin Creek near Fountain Inn and along Little River in Laurens after 7-10 inches of rain fell across Laurens County over three days, with 2.5 to 3.5 inches of that falling in less than 3 hours during the morning of the 27th…

Although heavy rain ended across Laurens County by early afternoon, flooding developed along the Enoree River during this time, as water from widespread very heavy rainfall over the upper part of the basin funneled its way downstream through the watershed. Low lying areas and som…

County comms reported large tree limbs blown down and obstructing traffic on I-26.

County comms reported a tree blown down and blocking Greenpond Rd near Baynes Creek Rd. A few other trees were blown down in the area.

County comms and spotter reported at least nine trees and several power lines blown down across the Gray Court area, including two large trees down on Georgia Rd.

A mesonet station operated by the Department of Transportation measured a gust of 60 mph at I-385 and Highway 221. A few trees were blown down along the I-385 corridor in the same general area.

Public reported trees and power lines blown down along Highway 66 in the Joanna area.

County comms reported a few trees blown down with one tree down on a power line in Laurens and vicinity.

Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down in the Clinton area.

A stream gauge on Durbin Creek on the Laurens County side of Fountain Inn indicated flash flooding developed along the stream after around 4 inches of rain fell over the basin on around 12 hours. Sullivan Rd was inundated by water from South Durbin Creek. Additionally, the public…

County comms reported at least one tree blown down along with several large limbs.

County comms reported a tree blown down and blocking part of the road near the intersection of Durbin Rd and Sullivan Rd, a tree across a railroad track at Old Laurens Rd and Owings Park Dr, and another tree down at Hayes Dr and Cooley Rd.

Utility company reported tree limbs blown down on power lines.

Emergency manager reports numerous trees and some power lines down across Laurens County. Some trees fell on and blocked roads.

County comms reported a few trees blown down in the northern part of Laurens County.

Public reported nickel size hail.

Cocorahs observer reported quarter size hail.

Ham radio operator reported numerous trees blown down along Pennington Rd.

Public reported penny size hail on Reining Way.

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across Laurens County.

Highway patrol reported a tree blown down along Neely Ferry Rd and another tree down on Coggins Dairy Rd.

Ham radio operator reported multiple trees blown down.