Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 4, 1983

Name: Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 4, 1983
Start: 1983-12-04T00:00
End: 1983-12-04T01:00
Location: South Carolina

December 4, 1983 · NWS AT · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

9 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.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 9

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

9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Richland County
Coordinates: 34.030, -80.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Saluda

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Saluda County
Coordinates: 34.000, -81.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Lexington County
Coordinates: 33.920, -81.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Sumter County
Coordinates: 33.930, -80.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Fairfield County
Coordinates: 34.420, -81.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken

When: December 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Aiken County
Coordinates: 33.600, -81.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg

When: December 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Orangeburg County
Coordinates: 33.420, -80.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun

When: December 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County
Coordinates: 33.720, -80.780

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: December 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where: York County
Coordinates: 34.870, -81.150

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: 10109702, 10109703, 10109704, 10109705, 10109706, 10109707, 10109708, 10109709, 10109710.