Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- June 15, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, Aiken
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.550, -81.717
A few trees fell in Aiken. One fell on a car with no occupants inside.
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in South Carolina, June 15 to 18, 2000
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 2
- 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.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:59 UTC.
Event by event
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Clarendon
- When
- June 17, 2:36 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, Summerton
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.666, -80.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a tree and vehicle parked under it. One man was killed when he was getting out of the vehicle during the incident.
Lightning, Clarendon
- When
- June 18, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarendon County, Manning
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.666, -80.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning struck a man under a tree and killed him.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Clarendon | 2000-06-17 | 55 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
| Lightning, Clarendon | 2000-06-18 | 43 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 2000
- Tornado in Ohio, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, June 15, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, June 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, June 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, June 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, June 15, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, June 15, 2000
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 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: 5148530, 5148531, 5148532.