South Carolina, 2001

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 8, 2001

August 8, 2001 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 8, 4:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 4:30 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
530 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2001

LATEST MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IN THE CLT AREA.
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING IN FROM THE EAST.  UPDATING ZONES WITHIN
10 MINS TO INCLUDE CHANCE POPS IN METRO AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

DICARLO

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
August 8, 6:00 PM EST
Where
York County, Rock Hill
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.917, -81.033

Fallen limbs from thunderstorm winds fell on power lines, causing power outages. A split tree blocked a street for some time. Rainfall of 1.5 inches was also recorded.

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: 5265966.