Thunderstorm Wind, Edgefield
- When
- April 8, 12:50 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, Johnston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 33.833, -81.783
SKYWARN spotter reported trees down.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 8, 2000
6 thunderstorm wind, 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
- 6
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- April 8, 1:42 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, Springfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -81.283
Sheriff reported large tree branches and powerlines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orangeburg
- When
- April 8, 1:59 PM EST
- Where
- Orangeburg County, North
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -81.100
Sheriff reported trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- April 8, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Columbia
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.017
Highway Patrol reported trees down throughout county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Calhoun
- When
- April 8, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun County, St Matthews
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -80.783
Sheriff reported trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sumter
- When
- April 8, 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sumter County, Sumter
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -80.350
Sheriff reported widespread trees and powerlines down. SKYWARN spotter reported tower blown down.
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
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- High Wind in Alabama, April 8, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 8 to 9, 2000
- Strong Wind in Georgia, April 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, April 8, 2000
- High Wind in New York, April 8, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Strong Wind in Virginia, April 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 8, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Pennsylvania, April 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in New Jersey, April 8, 2000
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, April 8, 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: 5136162, 5136163, 5136164, 5136167, 5136165, 5136166.