Thunderstorm Wind, Jasper
- When
- December 17, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Jasper County, Ridgeland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.483, -81.017
Power lines and large limbs down.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 17, 2000
7 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
- 7
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 Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:30 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beaufort
- When
- December 17, 12:50 AM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Bluffton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.233, -80.867
Trees and power lines were down causing over 10 thousand customers to be without power for several hours.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton
- When
- December 17, 12:55 AM EST
- Where
- Colleton County, Green Pond
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.733, -80.617
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Colleton
- When
- December 17, 1:10 AM EST
- Where
- Colleton County, Cottageville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.933, -80.483
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Dorchester
- When
- December 17, 1:10 AM EST to 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester County, Reevesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -80.633
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Berkeley
- When
- December 17, 1:15 AM EST
- Where
- Berkeley County, 10 mi W of Moncks Corner
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 33.200, -80.183
Large limbs and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Charleston
- When
- December 17, 1:30 AM EST
- Where
- Charleston County, North Charleston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.883, -79.983
Limbs and power lines 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, December 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flood in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, December 17, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, December 17, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, December 17 to 18, 2000
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Connecticut, December 17, 2000
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 17, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5165762, 5165763, 5165764, 5165765, 5165766, 5165767, 5165768.