South Carolina, 2001

Damaging Winds in South Carolina, August 10, 2001

August 10, 2001 · NWS CAE · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

4 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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 10, 8:53 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 8:53 PM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
953 PM EDT FRI AUG 10 2001

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW...CONVECTION FIRED UP ALONG SAV RIVER...BURKE
COUNTY STORM IMPRESSIVE. INTERACTION BETWEEN SEA BREEZE FRONT AND GA
CONVECTION. TOPS STILL COOLING DOWN THERE...LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE
STRONG...MODERATE INSTABILITY...WILL UP POPS TO LIKELY IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN ZONES. SLIGHT CHANCE EAST MIDLANDS AND ISOLATED WEST.

FCSTID = 19
CAE   75  93  73  91 /  10  40  40  40
AGS   74  94  72  92 /  10  40  40  40
SSC   75  93  73  91 /  20  40  40  40
OGB   75  93  73  91 /  20  40  40  40

.CAE...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

AWP

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:14 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When
August 10, 9:15 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, 5 mi SW of Bamberg
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
PARK/FOREST SERVICE
Coordinates
33.250, -81.100

Rivers Bridge State Park reported trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bamberg

When
August 10, 10:43 PM EST
Where
Bamberg County, Ehrhardt
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates
33.100, -81.017

Electric coop reported trees and powerlines down in Ehrhardt.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
August 10, 10:48 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Columbia
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
34.000, -81.017

News reported trees and powerlines down around Columbia.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
August 10, 11:36 PM EST
Where
Richland County, 3 mi N of Columbia
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
Coordinates
34.050, -81.017

Off duty TV meteorologist reported trees down on Farrow road near I-77.

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.

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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: 5260366, 5260367, 5260368, 5260369.