Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 28, 1983

Name: Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 28, 1983
Start: 1983-12-28T08:30
End: 1983-12-28T10:00
Location: South Carolina

December 28, 1983 · NWS T · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

14 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: December 28, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Aiken County
Coordinates: 33.550, -81.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: December 28, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Aiken County
Coordinates: 33.680, -81.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood

When: December 28, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Greenwood County
Coordinates: 34.180, -82.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When: December 28, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Newberry County
Coordinates: 34.280, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, McCormick

When: December 28, 8:30 AM CST
Where: McCormick County
Coordinates: 34.020, -82.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Edgefield

When: December 28, 8:45 AM CST
Where: Edgefield County
Coordinates: 33.730, -81.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: December 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 34.420, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: December 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lexington County
Coordinates: 34.170, -81.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: December 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lexington County
Coordinates: 33.920, -81.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: December 28, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 34.420, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Newberry

When: December 28, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Newberry County
Coordinates: 34.320, -81.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda

When: December 28, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Saluda County
Coordinates: 33.900, -81.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: December 28, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 34.030, -80.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When: December 28, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Kershaw County
Coordinates: 34.250, -80.600

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 1983 Every state in 1983 This day in weather history

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10109715, 10109716, 10109717, 10109718, 10109719, 10109720, 10109721, 10109722, 10109723, 10109724, 10109725, 10109726, 10109727, 10109728.