South Carolina, 2001Funnel Clouds in South Carolina, June 23, 2001
June 23, 2001 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
2 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Jun 23, 12:42 PM EST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 12:42 PM EST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>Funnel Cloud, Cherokee
- When
- June 23, 6:30 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -81.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There were many reports of "cold air" funnel clouds, apparently legitimate. The funnels formed under rain showers which were about 18,000 feet tall. At least one was clearly photographed around sunset.
Funnel Cloud, Spartanburg
- When
- June 23, 6:30 PM EST to 7:15 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes in Connecticut, June 23, 20011 injured · $400,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 28, 2001$565,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, June 23, 2001$150,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 25, 2001$150,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in California, June 23 to 24, 20012 injured · $50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Flooding in New York, June 23 to 24, 20012 injured · 70 kt wind · 5 events
- Tornado in Connecticut, June 23, 2001$20,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes in New York, June 23, 2001$15,000 · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 23, 20011 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Colorado, June 23, 20012.25 in hail · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 23, 2001$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, June 23, 2001$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5254961, 5254962.