KCHS [311354]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS52 KCHS 311354
LSRCHS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
954 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0705 AM DOWNBURST COLLEGE PARK 33.02N 80.10W
08/31/2009 BERKELEY SC NWS STORM SURVEY

NATIONAL WEATHER SEVICE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS EVALUATED
THE DAMAGE OBSERVED AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
THREE LARGE TREES WERE BLOW DOWN ALONG WITH NUMEROUS
LARGE LIMBS. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO ANY
BUILDINGS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT
THAT SUSTAINED WIND DAMAGE. DAMAGE PATH WAS ESTIMATED TO
BE 1/2 MILE LONG AND 1/4 MILE WIDE. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT
WITH A DOWNBURST WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 60-70 MPH.

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