South Carolina, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 23, 2001

September 23, 2001 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

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 Sep 23, 2:07 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 2:07 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
300 EDT SUN SEP 23 2001

SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORCING MECHANISMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS. A LOW
LEVEL CONVERGENCE AXIS SETTING UP ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70...WILL KEEP SCATTERED
CONVECTION GOING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A VORT MAX EJECTING ENE
FROM THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH
INCREASING UPPER DIVERGENCE IN THE JETLET ENTRANCE REGION ALOFT TO
GENERATE ADDITIONAL OMEGA OVERNIGHT. ALL OF THIS COINCIDES WITH THE
STEADILY DEEPENING MOISTURE SEEN ON TIME SECTIONS. WILL NEED LIKELY
POPS FOR MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LOWEST CHC NW PIEDMONT.

FRONTAL BAND WILL WORK SWIFTLY ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE DAY
TOMORROW WITH A STRONG PUSH 18Z TO 00Z WITH THE MAIN VORT. LACK OF
HEATING WILL LIMIT INSTABILITY SOMEWHAT...BUT HIGH SFC DEWPOINTS AND
DYNAMICAL FORCING MAY KEEP STRONG CONVECTION GOING WITH THE FRONT.
SHEAR PROFILES LOOK QUITE INTERESTING ON THE AVN...WHILE ETA WIND
SPEEDS ARE SOMEWHAT LESS.

DRYING ENSUES MON EVENING FOR ALL BUT NW FLOW UPSLOPE PREFERRED NC
MTN AREAS WHERE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE POOL WRAPS BACK IN TO KEEP CHC OF
SHOWERS GOING. 850 MB ZERO ISOTHERM FLIRTS WITH THE NRN MTNS...BUT
MAIN COLD POOL STAYS NW OF REGION...AND IT IS CLIMATOLOGICALLY VERY
EARLY FOR NW FLOW MOUNTAIN SNOWS. WILL ADVERTISE SOME UPPER 30S
TEMPS HOWEVER TO GO WITH LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS IN THE NRN MTNS.

ADDITIONAL VORTS SWING SOUTHWARD DOWN BACKSIDE OF MEAN TROUGH...BUT
WITH LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. WILL KEEP EXTENDED FORECAST DRY
AND RELATIVELY COOL THROUGH SUNDAY.

FCSTID = 33
GSP   68  75  55  66 /  70  80  10   0
AND   69  75  55  66 /  70  80  10   0
CLT   67  76  57  65 /  60  80  30   0
HKY   65  72  52  62 /  70  80  10   0
AVL   63  68  46  59 /  70  90  30  10

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

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When
September 23, 3:40 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where
Greenville County, Mauldin
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.783, -82.300

Mauldin Police Department reported numerous trees, and all city flags flying downtown, blown down. Dime-sized hail also fell.

Hail, Greenville

When
September 23, 3:40 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where
Greenville County, Mauldin
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
34.783, -82.300

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5267545, 5267546.