Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 24, 2:46 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 5 mi W of Columbus
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.283
Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 24, 2000
An isolated slow-moving severe thunderstorm produced a couple areas of straight-line damaging winds. Power lines were blown down west of Columbus and trees and power lines were downed in the city.
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
- 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.
An isolated slow-moving severe thunderstorm produced a couple areas of straight-line damaging winds. Power lines were blown down west of Columbus and trees and power lines were downed in the city.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:44 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- August 24, 3:10 PM EST to 3:20 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, Columbus
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.250, -82.200
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 24, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oregon, August 24, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, August 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in California, August 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 24, 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5169959, 5169960.