Thunderstorm Wind, Greenwood
- When
- June 26, 5:30 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Greenwood
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.183, -82.167
Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 26, 2000
Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind, frequent lightning and very heavy rain across the far southern part of the Upstate. One light pole was blown onto a car in Greenwood.
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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind, frequent lightning and very heavy rain across the far southern part of the Upstate. One light pole was blown onto a car in Greenwood. In addition, 2.68 inches of rain fell in a short time to cause brief urban flooding. Lightning knocked out power to over 1000 customers. Trees were blown down southeast of Abbeville.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Greenwood
- When
- June 26, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Greenwood
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Greenwood
- When
- June 26, 5:30 PM EST to 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood County, Greenwood
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Abbeville
- When
- June 26, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville County, 4 mi SE of Abbeville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 34.150, -82.333
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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Mississippi, June 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Virginia, June 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, June 26, 2000
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 26, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5154414, 5154415, 5154492, 5154493.