Tornado, Pickens
- When
- April 3, 3:55 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens County, Clemson
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.683, -82.833
Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 3, 2000
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the Upstate during the early morning hours. One storm produced a weak tornado in Clemson which traveled east-northeast - crossing Highway 123 a couple of times.
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
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the Upstate during the early morning hours. One storm produced a weak tornado in Clemson which traveled east-northeast - crossing Highway 123 a couple of times. Damage was mainly in the form of trees on homes and vehicles, but there was some light structural damage as well. Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines in spots from Anderson to Greenville and Spartanburg. An awning was blown off a porch in Greenville.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 60 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:55 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- April 3, 4:28 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, 2 mi W of Powdersville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.783, -82.517
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- April 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Greenville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -82.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Spartanburg
- When
- April 3, 5:15 AM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg County, 5 mi W of Spartanburg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.950, -82.000
What these are
- 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.
- 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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- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 2000Warnings in South Carolina, April 2000
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: 5141716, 5141717, 5141718, 5141719.