Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- December 16, 11:45 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Swansea
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 33.733, -81.100
Highway dept. reported several trees down in the Swansea area.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 16 to 17, 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 Columbia radar (KCAE), 24 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:45 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- December 17, 1:05 AM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Leesville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -81.517
Sheriff reported trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- December 17, 1:15 AM EST to 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Gilbert
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.917, -81.383
Sherff reported trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Richland
- When
- December 17, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Richland County, Columbia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.000, -81.017
Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in northeast Columbia.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fairfield
- When
- December 17, 1:58 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfield County, 2 mi SE of Ridgeway
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 34.283, -80.933
Highway dept. reported a few trees down on SC34 east of Ridgeway.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chesterfield
- When
- December 17, 2:35 AM EST to 2:50 AM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield County, Countywide
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 34.583, -80.133
Highway dept. reported trees down countywide.
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
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, December 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5169489, 5169490, 5169491, 5169492, 5169493, 5169494.