South Carolina, 2001Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 4, 2001
July 4, 2001 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:30 PM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2001
CONVECTION MAINLY SCATTERED OVER CWFA FOR NOW. SHORT WAVE MOVING
THRU UPPER TROF HELPING TO SET UP SQUALL LINE TO OUR NORTHWEST. THIS
LINE WILL MOVE INTO THE MTNS BY EVENING. SVR TSRA POSSIBLE WITH THE
LINE. OTHER STRONG CONVECTION FORMING ALONG LEE TROF OVER FOOTHILLS.
ISOLATED SVR TSRA POSSIBLE HERE AS WELL. WILL USE AT LEAST LIKELY
POPS ALL AREAS THIS EVENING AS CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS.
ATMOS DRIES OUT A LITTLE WITH WLY FLOW THU. HOWEVER ANOTHER SHORT
WAVE/THERMAL TROF AND SFC FNT MOVE THRU. SCT AFT CONVECTION
POSSIBLE...BUT MUCH LESS COVERAGE THAN TODAY. 30 POP SHOULD SUFFICE.
HIGHS VARY ONLY A LITTLE AS LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES REMAIN NEARLY THE
SAME. HOWEVER LOWS THU AND FRI NITES SHOULD BE LOWER GIVEN CLEAR
SKIES AND LOWER DEW POINTS.
GSP 70 89 65 90 / 50 30 0 0
AND 70 89 65 90 / 50 30 0 0
CLT 70 89 65 88 / 50 30 0 0
HKY 67 87 63 87 / 50 30 0 0
AVL 65 86 60 85 / 50 30 0 0
.GSP...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
RWH
Thunderstorm Wind, Oconee
- When
- July 4, 5:10 PM EST to 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Oconee County, 6 mi E of Walhalla
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.767, -82.967
Numerous trees and power lines down around Keowee Key, and as far west as West Union. One person was trapped in a car by a fallen tree. At least 100 trees were knocked down onto roads, and another 100 on private property.
- 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.
- Heat and Drought in Oklahoma, July 4 to 31, 20018 deaths · 96 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 200112 injured · $50 million · 3 in hail · 1 event
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, July 4, 20011 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Utah, July 4, 20011 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Heat in Illinois, July 4, 20011 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 4, 2001$1.5 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 4, 2001$350,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 4, 20011 injured · $277,000 · 0.75 in hail · 12 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 4, 2001$400,000 · 4 events
- Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 2001$120,000 · 2.5 in hail · 20 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kentucky, July 4, 2001$120,000 · 2.75 in hail · 15 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 4, 20018 injured · $1,000 · 1 event
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: 5261055.