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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
325 PM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/16/2026 Thunderstorm Wind Event...


.Gaffney, South Carolina - Straight-Line Wind Damage...

Peak Wind /E/: 75 mph
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             3/16/2026
Start Time:             8:32 AM EDT
Start Location:         Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
Start Lat/Lon:          35.0801, -81.6547

The National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey in 
Gaffney, SC. It was determined that damage was caused by straight-
line winds peaking around 75 mph. These damaging winds were from a
line of severe thunderstorms that moved through Northeast 
Georgia, Western North Carolina, and the South Carolina Upstate 
Monday morning.

Damage was first observed within the city limits, where 
corrugated metal roof panels, wooden joists, and fascia were 
ripped off the front of a small business along West Frederick 
Street (Route 11). The wind also shifted the exterior metal wall 
of a nearby auto parts store, causing the corner panels to buckle 
and separate. Approximately one-third mile east, a large tree was 
uprooted next to a house between Marion Avenue and Mill Street. 

Based on radar analysis, as well as the fact that the damage was 
sporadic and lacked any signs of circulation, it was determined 
the damage was caused by a localized downburst of straight-line 
winds rather than a tornado.


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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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