South Carolina, 2000

Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, March 16, 2000

March 16, 2000 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Richland

When
March 16, 3:30 PM EST to 3:32 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Ft Jackson
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
34.017, -80.933

An F0 touched down in the forest area of Ft. Jackson taking down trees and killing one deer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kershaw

When
March 16, 4:48 PM EST
Where
Kershaw County, Lugoff
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.217, -80.667

A downburst caused moderate damage at a construction site in Lugoff.

Tornado, Richland

When
March 16, 5:52 PM EST to 5:53 PM EST
Where
Richland County, 2 mi WSW of Mc Entire Ang
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
33.900, -80.833

An F0 touched down along SC hwy 86 and took down some trees.

Tornado, Sumter

When
March 16, 6:32 PM EST
Where
Sumter County, 3 mi WSW of Rembert
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
40 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.083, -80.550

Spotter observed an F0 touch down on his property which took down some trees.

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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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Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Carolina, 2000Warnings in South Carolina, March 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: 5136597, 5136598, 5136599, 5136600.