Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- June 20, 3:40 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Greenville
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.850, -82.400
Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, June 20, 2000
A large severe thunderstorm moved over the city of Greenville and produced a couple areas of wind damage. Most significant was on the west side, including Berea, where numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $400,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A large severe thunderstorm moved over the city of Greenville and produced a couple areas of wind damage. Most significant was on the west side, including Berea, where numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The roof of an apartment building was also damaged. The storm then produced damaging winds in Simpsonville where trees were downed on Standing Springs Road and power lines were downed all over the city. Frequent cloud to ground lightning accompanied the storm. One lightning strike started a fire which burned most of a church in Greenville. A house was damaged by lightning in Simpsonville.The severe storm moved into Laurens county, blew down trees in Hickory Tavern and produced dime size hail in Gray Court. A cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms then developed from Laurens to Clinton and Joanna and produced excessive rainfall which led to severe urban flooding and flash flood conditions. Water rose into three stores in Clinton. Streams rose out of their banks near Joanna with some roads covered for a short time.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Greenville
- When
- June 20, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Greenville
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 34.894, -82.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Greenville
- When
- June 20, 4:10 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, 5 mi N of Simpsonville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.894, -82.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville
- When
- June 20, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Greenville County, Simpsonville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 34.733, -82.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Laurens
- When
- June 20, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Hickory Tavern
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.517, -82.183
Hail, Laurens
- When
- June 20, 4:55 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Gray Court
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -82.117
Flash Flood, Laurens
- When
- June 20, 5:25 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens County, Laurens
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.484, -82.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Illinois, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Hail in Texas, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 20, 2000
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 20 to 21, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, June 20, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, June 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, June 20 to 21, 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5154405, 5154406, 5154407, 5154408, 5154409, 5154410, 5154411.