Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- March 20, 7:40 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 2 mi N of Mountain Rest
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.900, -83.150
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, March 20, 1998
Thunderstorms raced across the Upstate shortly after sunrise just ahead of a strong cold front. One became severe in Oconee county and downed a few trees - one on a house.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Thunderstorms raced across the Upstate shortly after sunrise just ahead of a strong cold front. One became severe in Oconee county and downed a few trees - one on a house. The same system produced another severe thunderstorm in York county in the early afternoon. This storm produced straight-line winds that downed trees and power lines on the the northeast side of Rock Hill. One tree fell on a car and briefly trapped its occupants. Large hail of unknown size and power outages were also reported in the same area.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:38 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- March 20, 2:10 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Rock Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 34.920, -81.030
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
- Tornadoes in Georgia, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 20 to 31, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, March 20, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 20, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, March 20 to 21, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 20, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5638309, 5638310.