Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oconee
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM EST to December 23, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Oconee forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Cold in South Carolina, December 22 to 23, 2000
The extreme cold that had affected northwest South Carolina for most of December claimed another Oconee County victim early on the 23rd. This victim was a 48-year old female, found locked out of her home, who died due to exposure to the elements.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
The extreme cold that had affected northwest South Carolina for most of December claimed another Oconee County victim early on the 23rd. This victim was a 48-year old female, found locked out of her home, who died due to exposure to the elements. Coroner suspects her medication may have contributed to her disorientation.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Oconee | 2000-12-23 | 48 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, December 22 to 23, 2000
- High Surf in California, December 22 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maryland, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, December 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Delaware, December 22, 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: 5178430.