Strong Wind, Chester
- When
- February 22, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.692, -81.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 22, 1998
Gusty northeast winds in advance of a developing storm system blew down some large limbs, some of which damaged roofs.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Gusty northeast winds in advance of a developing storm system blew down some large limbs, some of which damaged roofs.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, York
- When
- February 22, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 34.975, -81.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, February 22 to 23, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 22, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 22, 1998
- Flood in Florida, February 22 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Alabama, February 22, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, February 22, 1998
- High Wind in Florida, February 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 22, 1998
- Flood in Alabama, February 22, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, February 22, 1998
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, February 1998
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: 5635749, 5635750.