NWS Damage Survey findings for 06/26/23 Severe Thunderstorm Downburst near Chapin, SC

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
550 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2023
…NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/26/23 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT…
..NORTHEAST SHORE OF LAKE MURRAY NEAR CHAPIN, SC DOWNBURST…
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.10 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 2000 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 06/26/2023
START TIME: 10:28 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 6 S CHAPIN / LEXINGTON COUNTY / SC
START LAT/LON: 34.0824 / -81.3724
END DATE: 06/26/2023
END TIME: 10:41 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 SSW LAKE MURRAY OF RICHLAND / RICHLAND COUNTY / SC
END LAT/LON: 34.107 / -81.2703
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THUNDERSTORM DOWNBURST WINDS BEGAN EAST OF DREHER ISLAND STATE
PARK WITHIN THE TIMBERLAKE COMMUNITY IN LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC
AROUND 10:28 PM. THE DOWNBURST WINDS CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST TO
PUTNAM’S LANDING CROSSING WESSINGER RD AND OLD LEXINGTON HIGHWAY.
AS WINDS MOVED INTO RICHLAND COUNTY A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WAS
RECORDED BY THE RCWINDS MESONET SITE AT COAST GUARD ISLAND SHORTLY
AFTER 10:40PM. WINDS THEN FELL BELOW SEVERE SPEEDS FARTHER EAST.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF TIMBERLAKE DR AND FAIRWAY RIDGE LN AND CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST
ONTO AMICKS FERRY RD AND OXENBRIDGE WAY. THE TIMBERLAKE COUNTRY
CLUB REPORTED 60 TO 70 TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED AROUND THE GOLF
COURSE. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG PUTNAM DRIVE. IN
THESE AREAS, NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, FALLING ON
HOMES AND VEHICLES. WIND SPEEDS FOR THESE LOCATIONS WERE ESTIMATED
AT 80 MPH.
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NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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