South Carolina, 2002

Damaging Wind in South Carolina, June 30, 2002

June 30, 2002 · 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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  • 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
$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 Jun 30, 2:53 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:53 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWFA TODAY. WILL
DETERMINE JUST BEFORE ISSUANCE WHETHER TO INCLUDE ISOLATED OR SCT
EVENING CONVECTION. ACTIVITY SHOULD DIE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

LOOKS LIKE A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CWFA
REMAINS JUST EAST OF THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WITH A SURFACE TROF
MEANDERING ACROSS THE AREA. WEAK IMPULSES ROTATE SOUTH DOWN THE
RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS HIGH WITH SOMEWHAT
DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNING TUESDAY. DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND TROF TO
PROVIDE THE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE. ATMOS REMAINS UNSTABLE WITH NO
APPRECIABLE MID LEVEL WARMING NOTED. HARD TO PINPOINT WHERE AFT
CONVECTION WILL OCCUR...SO WILL MENTION LOW CHC POP ACROSS ALL CWFA.
NOTHING TO INDICATE MUCH ORGANIZATION...SO WILL JUST INCLUDE FOR AFT.

SFC FNT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CWFA SATURDAY. ATMOS REMAINS MOIST AND
UNSTABLE UNTIL THEN. WILL INCLUDE CHC AFT POP ALL AREAS THRU FRI.
WILL KEEP SAT AND SUN DRY FOR NOW AS DRIER AIR MOVES IN.

GSP   69  91  70  91 /  20  30  20  30
AND   69  91  70  91 /  20  30  20  30
CLT   69  90  70  92 /  10  30  20  30
HKY   68  89  68  90 /  10  30  20  30
AVL   64  85  65  86 /  20  30  20  30

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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 30, 5:48 PM EST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR WIND LOCATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
648 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

640 PM     WOODRUFF                  SC   .88 INCH HAIL
06/30/02   SPARTANBURG

640 PM     1 E MOORE                 SC   WIND DAMAGE
06/30/02   SPARTANBURG                    TREES DOWN NEAR I-26 AND
                                          HIGHWAY 221 INTERSECTION

630 PM     GREENVILLE                SC   .88 INCH HAIL
06/30/02   GREENVILLE

LANE/HG
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:11 PM EST, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG SC
711 PM EDT SUN JUN 30 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

700 PM     5 N SIMPSONVILLE          SC   .75 INCH HAIL
06/30/02   GREENVILLE                     SPOTTER REPORTS DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL AND WIND GUSTS 45 TO
                                          50 MPH.

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The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When
June 30, 6:40 PM EST
Where
Anderson County, 4 mi E of Sandy Spgs
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.600, -82.683

Several trees and powerlines were blown down.

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.

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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: 5305878.