Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- August 31, 2:00 PM EST to 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, Ridgeland to Hardeeville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -81.020
Trees and power lines down.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 31, 1998
3 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
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dorchester
- When
- August 31, 3:25 PM EST to 3:28 PM EST
- Where
- Dorchester County, Ridgeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.100, -80.320
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston
- When
- August 31, 3:45 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, North Charleston
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.880, -79.980
Winds blew a 60-foot yacht off its stand and into a shed causing considerable damaga to the yacht.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, August 31, 1998
- Wildfire and Damaging Wind in California, August 31, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, August 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 31, 1998
- Drought in New Jersey, August 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 31, 1998
- Drought in Pennsylvania, August 31, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, August 31, 1998
- Drought in Maryland, August 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 31, 1998
- Drought in Delaware, August 31, 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5662069, 5662070, 5662068.