Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- July 4, 7:33 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Mountain Rest
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.870, -83.150
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 4, 1997
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Georgia and into upstate South Carolina on the evening of the Fourth, producing winds that toppled trees in several locations across the northern half of the Upstate. Trees fell across Highways 183 and 133 west of Pickens, injuring one person and blocking the road for a short time.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Severe thunderstorms moved across northern Georgia and into upstate South Carolina on the evening of the Fourth, producing winds that toppled trees in several locations across the northern half of the Upstate. Trees fell across Highways 183 and 133 west of Pickens, injuring one person and blocking the road for a short time. Trees also fell across the Asheville Highway near Marietta.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:34 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- July 4, 7:40 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Westminster
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.670, -83.100
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- July 4, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Walhalla
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -83.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Pickens
- When
- July 4, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, 8 mi W of Pickens
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 34.880, -82.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- July 4, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Marietta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.020, -82.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- July 4, 8:03 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Seneca
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.680, -82.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- July 4, 8:25 PM EST to 8:35 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Pendleton to Piedmont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.650, -82.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg
- When
- July 4, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 5 mi WNW of Chesnee
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 35.180, -81.950
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5608843, 5608844, 5608845, 5608846, 5608847, 5608848, 5608849, 5608850.