Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- June 25, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, Mountain Rest
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.867, -83.150
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 2000
A severe thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines. A steel roof was blown off a building in Walhalla.
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
- 2
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 severe thunderstorm blew down trees and power lines. A steel roof was blown off a building in Walhalla.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:20 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- June 25, 1:40 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 4 mi S of Walhalla
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.717, -83.067
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
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 25, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 25 to 26, 2000
- Heat in Alabama, June 25, 2000
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 25 to 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 25, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 25, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 25, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, June 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, June 25, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, June 25, 2000
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 25, 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: 5154412, 5154413.