Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- September 4, 12:45 AM EST to 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Seneca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -82.950
Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 4, 1996
A downburst from a late night severe thunderstorm caused property damage at Seneca High School and minor damage at a nearby home. At the school, bleachers were damaged, the football scoreboard was damaged and portable signs were blown about.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A downburst from a late night severe thunderstorm caused property damage at Seneca High School and minor damage at a nearby home. At the school, bleachers were damaged, the football scoreboard was damaged and portable signs were blown about. The screen door was blown off the home.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:43 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 4 to 6, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 4, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, September 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 4, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, September 4 to 11, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 4, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, September 4, 1996
- Flash Flood in California, September 4, 1996
- Hail in North Dakota, September 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 4, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, September 4, 1996
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574288.