Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- September 3, 12:55 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, 4 mi E of Orangeburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -80.800
Highway Maintenance reported several trees down on highway 6.
Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, September 3, 1998
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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
- None recorded
- 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 Columbia radar (KCAE), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Orangeburg
- When
- September 3, 1:20 PM EST to 1:21 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, Holly Hill to 3 mi S of Holly Hill
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -80.420
EPD reported two small tornadoes rotating around each other in the swamp east of highway 453.
Hail, Orangeburg
- When
- September 3, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, Holly Hill
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 33.320, -80.420
Postal carrier reported nickel size hail in north Holly Hill.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 3 to 4, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998
- High Wind in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 3, 1998
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 1998Warnings in South Carolina, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5661157, 5661158, 5661159.