Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- August 25, 11:12 PM EST
- Where
- York County, Clover
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -81.233
Trees and power lines were downed and a few fires were sparked.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 25 to 26, 2000
Thunderstorms rumbled across the eastern piedmont around and shortly after midnight, with a couple becoming severe. Golf ball size hail fell in a 5 mile path into the city of Chester.
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.
Thunderstorms rumbled across the eastern piedmont around and shortly after midnight, with a couple becoming severe. Golf ball size hail fell in a 5 mile path into the city of Chester.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:11 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Chester
- When
- August 26, 1:05 AM EST to 1:19 AM EST
- Where
- Chester County, 5 mi N of Chester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -81.200
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.
- 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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, August 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 25, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 25, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 25, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Alabama, August 25, 2000
- Flood in Florida, August 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, August 25, 2000
- Flash Flood in California, August 25, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 25, 2000
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, August 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: 5170319, 5170320.