Thunderstorm Wind, Edgefield
- When
- December 17, 8:12 PM EST
- Where
- Edgefield County, Colliers
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.700, -82.083
Sheriff reported some trees down near hwys 230 and 23.
Damaging Winds in South Carolina, December 17, 2001
4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Aiken
- When
- December 17, 8:22 PM EST
- Where
- Aiken County, North Augusta
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.500, -81.967
Highway Patrol reported a couple of trees down near North Augusta on I-20.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- December 17, 8:33 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Pelion
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.767, -81.250
Sheriff reported a couple of trees down in the Pelion area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lexington
- When
- December 17, 8:40 PM EST
- Where
- Lexington County, Irmo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.083, -81.183
Sheriff reported a couple fo trees down in the Ridgemont subdivision of Irmo.
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
- Flooding in Indiana, December 17, 2001
- Rip Current in Florida, December 17, 2001
- Flooding in Arkansas, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, December 17, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flooding in Illinois, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 17, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 17 to 18, 2001
- Flooding in Ohio, December 17, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 17 to 18, 2001
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, December 2001
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: 5274958, 5274959, 5274960, 5274961.