Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- February 14, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, 9 mi NW of Greer
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.033, -82.350
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, February 14, 2000
A squall line crossed the Upstate shortly after midnight with a few embedded severe thunderstorms. Wind damage was likely a result of gravity wave induced gradient winds convectively boosted by the thunderstorms.
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
- 3
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.
A squall line crossed the Upstate shortly after midnight with a few embedded severe thunderstorms. Wind damage was likely a result of gravity wave induced gradient winds convectively boosted by the thunderstorms. Several trees and power lines were blown down on Paris Mountain. A power line was blown down and shingles were blown off homes in Honea Path. Numerous trees were blown down from York to near Rock Hill.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:34 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson
- When
- February 14, 12:35 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson County, Honea Path
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.450, -82.383
Thunderstorm Wind, York
- When
- February 14, 1:40 AM EST to 1:50 AM EST
- Where
- York County, York
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.000, -81.233
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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5132595, 5132596, 5132597.